Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
युवभिर्बहुभिर्नित्यं प्रार्थितापि मुहुर्मुहुः । न कस्यापि ददौ बाला प्रवेशं निज मानसे
yuvabhirbahubhirnityaṃ prārthitāpi muhurmuhuḥ | na kasyāpi dadau bālā praveśaṃ nija mānase
بہت سے نوجوان بار بار التجا کرتے رہے، مگر اس دوشیزہ نے کسی کو بھی اپنے دل کے آنگن میں داخل ہونے نہ دیا۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A crowd of youthful suitors at a respectful distance while the maiden remains composed, eyes lowered, hands in a modest gesture of refusal; the city’s sacred ambience frames her restraint.
FAQs
Mastery over the mind and steady resolve are portrayed as dharmic strength, even amid persistent external pressure.
No specific tirtha is named; the episode sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative.
None.