Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
तं दृष्ट्वा प्राह सा कंठाद्विमुच्य भुजबंधनम् । कथं तापसरूपेण त्वं मां मोहितुमागतः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā prāha sā kaṃṭhādvimucya bhujabaṃdhanam | kathaṃ tāpasarūpeṇa tvaṃ māṃ mohitumāgataḥ
তাঁকে দেখে সে কণ্ঠ থেকে বাহুবন্ধন ছেড়ে বলল—“তপস্বীর রূপ ধরে তুমি আমাকে মোহিত করতে কীভাবে এলে?”
Vṛndā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛndā abruptly disengages her arms from his neck, stepping back with indignation and hurt, confronting the ascetic-disguised Hari about delusion.
FAQs
It foregrounds discernment and moral protest against deception, even when the deceiver is powerful.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse is dialogic and ethical in focus.
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