Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84
ततो मे जायते दुःखं तेषां पतन संभवम् । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य संजातं वलयत्रयम् । तस्या हस्ते ततस्ताभ्यां शब्दः संजायते मिथः
tato me jāyate duḥkhaṃ teṣāṃ patana saṃbhavam | kasyacittvatha kālasya saṃjātaṃ valayatrayam | tasyā haste tatastābhyāṃ śabdaḥ saṃjāyate mithaḥ
Da stieg in mir Kummer auf, aus Furcht vor ihrem möglichen Herabfallen. Nach einiger Zeit blieben drei Armreife an ihrer Hand; und wenn sie aneinanderstießen, entstand ein Klang.
Male narrator within the episode (first-person account)
Scene: A contemplative narrator watches a maiden’s wrist where three bangles have appeared; as they touch, a distinct clinking sound arises, triggering sorrowful foreboding and inward reflection.
FAQs
It highlights the tension between austerity and care for dependents, expressing dharmic anxiety about their welfare.
The passage is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 185.
None explicitly; it is narrative description with a sensory detail (the sound of bangles).