Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
अतिसंक्षिप्तकेशा या अतिदीर्घातिवामना । उद्वाहयति यः कन्यां पुरुषः काममोहितः
atisaṃkṣiptakeśā yā atidīrghātivāmanā | udvāhayati yaḥ kanyāṃ puruṣaḥ kāmamohitaḥ
Une jeune fille aux cheveux extrêmement courts, ou trop grande, ou trop petite—si un homme, égaré par le désir, l’épouse,
Sūta (continuing narration; citing śāstric notion within the story)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a man reaching toward a maiden while a sage/elder raises a hand in warning, holding a śāstra; the scene emphasizes moral tension—desire versus injunction.
FAQs
The narrative contrasts kāma-driven action with śāstra-guided restraint, setting up the moral tension of the episode.
Indirectly tied to the Dīrghikā-saras legend within Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; the tīrtha will later serve as the redemptive focus.
None; it presents a cautionary rule associated with marriage choices.