Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100
इतः पुरो न गंतव्यं विहरंत्यग्रतः स्त्रियः । स्त्रीसंन्निधानं विबुधास्त्यजंति विमलाशयाः
itaḥ puro na gaṃtavyaṃ viharaṃtyagrataḥ striyaḥ | strīsaṃnnidhānaṃ vibudhāstyajaṃti vimalāśayāḥ
“We should not go forward from here, for women are sporting ahead. The wise, whose intentions are pure, avoid the close company of women.”
Brāhmaṇa’s son (addressing the prince)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa’s son halts the prince’s son with an open palm, both standing still at the forest edge; ahead, women sport in the distance, visually separated by trees to emphasize ‘distance’ and restraint.
FAQs
Purity of mind is protected by restraint; the wise avoid situations that inflame desire and weaken discernment.
None; the focus is ethical instruction rather than sacred geography.
No formal rite is prescribed; it is practical dharma-guidance (avoidance of compromising circumstances).