Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
यावत्पश्यति दाराः स्वा दिव्याभरण भूषिताः । दिव्यवस्त्रैः सुसंवीता राजपत्न्य इवापराः
yāvatpaśyati dārāḥ svā divyābharaṇa bhūṣitāḥ | divyavastraiḥ susaṃvītā rājapatnya ivāparāḥ
When they saw their own wives—adorned with splendid ornaments and well-clad in fine garments, like other queens—they were struck with astonishment.
Sūta (narration)
Scene: Weary brāhmaṇas enter their home/courtyard and behold their wives radiant like queens—gleaming jewelry, fine garments, composed posture—contrasting sharply with the men’s dusty fatigue.
FAQs
Sudden prosperity can test discernment; Purāṇas often use such scenes to examine attachment, propriety, and dharma.
Not directly named in this verse; it is part of the ongoing tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.
None explicitly; the verse sets up a moral inquiry about the source and legitimacy of possessions.
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