Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
स्त्रीणां भूषणजा चिन्ता सदा चैवाधिका भवेत् । लौल्यं च कौतुकं चैव सदा भूषणजं भवेत्
strīṇāṃ bhūṣaṇajā cintā sadā caivādhikā bhavet | laulyaṃ ca kautukaṃ caiva sadā bhūṣaṇajaṃ bhavet
« Le souci né des parures est souvent, chez les femmes, particulièrement puissant ; et le désir changeant comme la curiosité sont, eux aussi, sans cesse éveillés par les ornements. »
Narrator-embedded speech (didactic observation within the episode)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reflective tableau: women examining ornaments with mixed curiosity and worry, while a calm ascetic presence in the background symbolizes discernment.
FAQs
Attachment to adornment can agitate the mind; dharma requires vigilance over desire and curiosity that arise from sense-objects.
No single tīrtha is praised directly; the verse supports the ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra episode by explaining a temptation mechanism.
None; it is a moral-psychological observation used to frame the narrative.