Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 148
मुनिरुवाच । को न मुक्तिं व्रजेत्तत्र को न शस्यतरो भवेत् । को न स्यात्क्षेमसंयुक्तः स्त्रीजने यो न रज्यते
muniruvāca | ko na muktiṃ vrajettatra ko na śasyataro bhavet | ko na syātkṣemasaṃyuktaḥ strījane yo na rajyate
قال الحكيمُ: «مَن ذا الذي لا يسعى إلى المُكْتِي، إلى التحرّر؟ ومَن ذا الذي لا يصير محمودًا حقًّا؟ ومَن ذا الذي لا يستقرّ في السلامة والهناء—ذلك الذي لا يتعلّق بصحبة النساء؟»
Muni (sage)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forest hermitage near a sacred ford: a muni instructs a seeker, pointing toward a distant river-ghāṭa, while symbols of restraint (water-pot, rosary) contrast with worldly allure in the background.
FAQs
Detachment from sensual fixation supports kṣema (inner security) and aligns one with the path toward mukti.
No particular tīrtha is specified in this verse.
No explicit ritual is given; the prescription is ethical—non-attachment and self-restraint.
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