Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
परिधानं न जानन्ति काश्चिद्दृष्ट्वा वराङ्गनाः । उत्तरीयं तथा चान्या महामोहसमन्विताः
paridhānaṃ na jānanti kāściddṛṣṭvā varāṅganāḥ | uttarīyaṃ tathā cānyā mahāmohasamanvitāḥ
Certaines belles femmes, l’ayant vu, ne savaient plus ce qu’elles portaient; d’autres, saisies d’une grande illusion, perdirent jusqu’au sens de leur voile supérieur.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dāruvana (narrative-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: Some women stand bewildered, hands half-raised, garments slipping as they forget themselves; others clutch an upper cloth in confusion; the Deity remains composed, highlighting the contrast between divine steadiness and human moha.
FAQs
Desire and delusion can erase self-awareness and propriety; dharma requires guarding the mind before guarding appearances.
Daruvana is the narrative setting; the Revā Khaṇḍa context ties the story to the wider sacred landscape of the Skanda Purāṇa.
None; it is a cautionary narrative depiction.