Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
सा तस्य दर्शनादेव कामबाणप्रपीडिता । सानंदाः सुरतार्थाय समीपं समुपाद्रवत्
sā tasya darśanādeva kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā | sānaṃdāḥ suratārthāya samīpaṃ samupādravat
اُس کے دیدار ہی سے وہ کام کے تیروں سے زخمی ہو گئی۔ خوشی کے ساتھ، وصل کی آرزو میں، وہ دوڑتی ہوئی اس کے قریب جا پہنچی۔
Narrator (purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The celestial woman, eyes widened and cheeks flushed, seems struck by invisible floral arrows; she rushes forward with eager steps toward the radiant sage.
FAQs
Desire can arise instantly through contact with beauty; the verse sets the stage for testing the steadiness of tapas and dharma.
The action unfolds at the tīrtha of Adhyāya 42; the sanctified place forms the backdrop to the ethical trial.
None; this is narrative description of kāma’s pressure.