Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
भविष्यति न संदेहो जीवयिष्यति चेत्क्वचित् । यद्येषा धास्यति क्वापि वस्त्रं गात्रे निजे क्वचित्
bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho jīvayiṣyati cetkvacit | yadyeṣā dhāsyati kvāpi vastraṃ gātre nije kvacit
„So wird es zweifellos sein, wenn sie irgendwo überlebt. Wenn sie jemals irgendwo ein Gewand an ihren eigenen Körper legt...“
Jābāli (continuing)
Tirtha: Citreśvara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-group (frame)
Scene: The curse is specified with a conditional threat: if she ever dons a garment, dire consequence follows; the scene is tense, with the sage’s stern gaze and the daughter’s dread.
FAQs
Dharma narratives often present consequences with specific conditions, teaching mindfulness and accountability.
The kṣetra context remains implicit; the episode serves the māhātmya by portraying moral law operating within sacred geography.
No ritual; it continues the conditional formulation of the sage’s pronouncement.