Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
न विद्मो यन्निमित्तं सा तपश्चक्रे यशस्विनी । स्वर्गकामाऽर्थकामा वा पतिकामाथ वा विभो
na vidmo yannimittaṃ sā tapaścakre yaśasvinī | svargakāmā'rthakāmā vā patikāmātha vā vibho
ہم نہیں جانتے کہ اس یشسوی نے کس سبب سے تپسیا کی—کیا وہ سُورگ کی خواہاں تھی، یا دھن کی خواہاں، یا شوہر کی خواہش میں، اے پرَبھو۔
Cārāḥ (spies/agents of the daitya lord)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Messengers/companions speak to a lord, confessing ignorance of the maiden’s purpose in performing austerities, listing possible aims—heaven, wealth, or husband—creating a suspenseful moral question.
FAQs
Tapas can be pursued with varied intentions; the Purāṇic narrative often tests whether desire-driven aims yield to higher dharma and devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Vindhya-centered episode within the tīrtha-māhātmya.
Tapas (austerity) is mentioned generally, without a detailed procedure.