Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 146
मुनिरुवाच । न चासां रचनामात्रं रम्यं स्यात्पापदं दृशः । वपुः स्पृष्टं विनाशाय स्त्रीणां प्रेत्य नरकाय च
muniruvāca | na cāsāṃ racanāmātraṃ ramyaṃ syātpāpadaṃ dṛśaḥ | vapuḥ spṛṣṭaṃ vināśāya strīṇāṃ pretya narakāya ca
Le sage dit : «Leur forme n’est pas vraiment “délicieuse” ; pour les yeux elle devient cause de péché. Toucher le corps mène à la ruine et, après la mort, à l’enfer.»
Muni (sage)
Listener: Kanyā (maiden) and audience
Scene: The sage delivers a grave warning; the background may shift symbolically to a vision of naraka—dark river, flames, and remorseful figures—contrasted with the calm of ascetic discipline.
FAQs
The text warns that indulgence rooted in lust generates pāpa and binds one to painful post-mortem consequences; restraint supports dharma.
No holy site is named in this verse itself.
No direct ritual instruction; the verse functions as a doctrinal warning about conduct and consequence.