Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
अथ तं क्षुभितं ज्ञात्वा चित्तज्ञा सा वराप्सराः । निर्गत्य सलिलात्तस्माच्चक्रे वस्त्रपरिग्रहम्
atha taṃ kṣubhitaṃ jñātvā cittajñā sā varāpsarāḥ | nirgatya salilāttasmāccakre vastraparigraham
Alors, comprenant qu’il était intérieurement bouleversé, cette noble Apsarā—habile à lire les pensées—sortit de l’eau et reprit ses vêtements.
Narrator
Type: kund
Scene: A radiant apsarā, perceiving the sage’s inner agitation, rises from the water; droplets cling to her form as she gathers her garments, poised between modesty and celestial splendor.
FAQs
Even amid powerful emotions, dharma expresses itself as modesty and propriety—especially in sacred spaces associated with tīrthas.
The larger passage belongs to Tīrthamāhātmya (glorification of sacred waters/places), but this verse itself does not name the tīrtha.
No direct prescription is given; the verse narrates conduct (ācāra) appropriate to a sacred setting.