Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
कुलीना वित्तवत्यश्च नाथवत्योऽपि योषितः । एकस्मिन्नंतरे रागं कुर्वंत्येताः सुचञ्चलाः
kulīnā vittavatyaśca nāthavatyo'pi yoṣitaḥ | ekasminnaṃtare rāgaṃ kurvaṃtyetāḥ sucañcalāḥ
حتى النساء ذوات الحسب، وذوات المال، بل والمصونات بزوجٍ حامٍ—لشدة تقلّبهن—يُنشِئن في لحظةٍ ميلاً وعشقًا في موضعٍ آخر.
Unspecified (narrative voice prior to explicit 'Sūta uvāca')
Scene: A pilgrim at a crossroads: one path leads to a temple with a flag; another toward a bustling market and a fleeting romantic scene dissolving like mist—symbolizing momentary attachment.
FAQs
It cautions against impulsive attachment and promotes steadiness (dhairya) and detachment (vairāgya).
No tīrtha is directly mentioned; it supports the moral atmosphere of the chapter’s tīrtha narrative.
None; it is a character-based warning rather than a ritual rule.