Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
नेदृग्रूपं वपुस्तेषामेकस्यापि विलोकितम् । मध्ये ब्राह्मणशार्दूल तस्माद्भक्तां भजस्व माम्
nedṛgrūpaṃ vapusteṣāmekasyāpi vilokitam | madhye brāhmaṇaśārdūla tasmādbhaktāṃ bhajasva mām
তেওঁলোকৰ মাজত মই এজনৰো দেহ-ৰূপত এনে সৌন্দৰ্য দেখা নাই। সেয়ে, হে ব্ৰাহ্মণশাৰ্দূল, তোমাৰ প্ৰতি ভক্তা মই—মোক গ্ৰহণ কৰা আৰু মোৰ সঙ্গ উপভোগ কৰা।
Rambhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant woman addresses a venerable brāhmaṇa-sage, praising her unmatched beauty and offering herself with feigned devotion; the sage stands composed outwardly, yet the air is charged with temptation.
FAQs
Flattery and admiration are shown as instruments of temptation; dharma requires vigilance even when praised.
Not explicit in this śloka; it remains within the chapter’s tīrtha-centered narrative frame.
None.