Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
न वीक्षेतात्मनो रूपमप्सु धावेन्न कर्दमे । न नग्नां स्त्रियमीक्षेत न नग्नो जलमाविशेत्
na vīkṣetātmano rūpamapsu dhāvenna kardame | na nagnāṃ striyamīkṣeta na nagno jalamāviśet
Man soll nicht auf das eigene Spiegelbild im Wasser schauen; man soll nicht im Schlamm rennen. Man soll keine nackte Frau anstarren und nicht nackt ins Wasser gehen.
Deductive (sectional narration; likely Sūta speaking in a dharma-teaching passage)
Tirtha: Snāna-tīrtha (generic)
Type: ghat
Scene: A busy pilgrimage ghāṭ: devotees bathing with cloth, priests guiding; one person tempted to look at reflection but averts eyes; muddy path avoided; emphasis on modesty and orderly conduct.
FAQs
Purity and modesty are dharmic safeguards; disciplined behavior protects inner clarity and social sanctity.
No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse provides general rules of conduct (ācāra).
Maintain śauca and modesty: avoid vanity (reflection-gazing), avoid impurity (mud-running), avoid indecent gazing, and do not bathe/enter water naked.