Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
ईक्षणे परिहर्त्तव्या किमु संभाषणादिषु । सत्संगरहितां चंडां कथमेनां निनीषथ
īkṣaṇe pariharttavyā kimu saṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu | satsaṃgarahitāṃ caṃḍāṃ kathamenāṃ ninīṣatha
Il faut l’éviter même du seul regard—que dire alors de lui parler et autres choses ? Dépourvue de satsaṅga, dure et déchue—comment donc comptez-vous la conduire au terme suprême ?
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).