Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
ईक्षणे परिहर्त्तव्या किमु संभाषणादिषु । सत्संगरहितां चंडां कथमेनां निनीषथ
īkṣaṇe pariharttavyā kimu saṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu | satsaṃgarahitāṃ caṃḍāṃ kathamenāṃ ninīṣatha
She is to be shunned even at the mere sight—what then of speaking with her and the like? Bereft of satsaṅga, harsh and fallen—how do you intend to lead her to the supreme end?
Unspecified narrator/speaker addressing Śiva’s messengers (context: a questioning interlocutor)
Tirtha: Sat-saṅga (as a ‘moving tīrtha’)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cautionary scene: the ‘caṇḍā’ figure stands isolated at the edge of a gathering of sages; the speaker gestures that she should be avoided even by sight; the satsang circle glows with calm, while the isolated figure is shown with rough demeanor and shadowed tones.
FAQs
The verse voices a conventional judgment based on association and status, which the story challenges through Śiva’s unexpected compassion.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on satsaṅga and moral perception.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the implied spiritual discipline is satsaṅga (keeping company with the holy).