Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
असौ हि राज्ञो राज्ञीनामत्यंतमिहवल्लभा । मुक्तालंकृतिरेतस्यै राज्ञा दत्ता निजोरसः
asau hi rājño rājñīnāmatyaṃtamihavallabhā | muktālaṃkṛtiretasyai rājñā dattā nijorasaḥ
«إنها محبوبةٌ جدًّا هنا لدى الملك والملكات؛ وقد منحها الملكُ حُلِيًّا من اللؤلؤ أخذه من صدره هو.»
Skanda (narrating speech of the disguised figure; deduced context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages / internal royal audience
Scene: A king bestows a pearl ornament from his own chest upon a favored woman; queens and attendants observe; the scene balances opulence with the undertone of dharma in Kāśī.
FAQs
Worldly favor and gifts can be used to entice or mislead; dharma evaluates motives, not merely appearances.
The narrative belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting; no distinct tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it describes royal favor and gifting.