Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
ततस्तस्य कलत्राणि महेर्ष्यासंश्रितानि च । तस्या नाशार्थमाजग्मुः कोपरक्तेक्षणानि च
tatastasya kalatrāṇi maherṣyāsaṃśritāni ca | tasyā nāśārthamājagmuḥ koparaktekṣaṇāni ca
Alors ses épouses—qui, par jalousie, s’étaient réfugiées auprès du grand ṛṣi—vinrent, les yeux rougis de colère, résolues à provoquer sa perte.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: A group of wives, eyes reddened with anger, advance together toward the human woman, their ornaments and hoods (if Nāgīs) flaring with agitation.
FAQs
Jealousy (īrṣyā) distorts perception and drives harmful action; dharma requires restraint and right intention.
The broader episode leads into Kedārāyatana, whose sanctity is highlighted in this adhyāya.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it sets the narrative cause for later tīrtha-related results.