Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
तथा नारी सुरूपाढ्यं यं पश्यति नरं क्वचित् । सापि तत्र समानीय कुरुते सुरतोत्सवम्
tathā nārī surūpāḍhyaṃ yaṃ paśyati naraṃ kvacit | sāpi tatra samānīya kurute suratotsavam
De même, lorsqu’une femme, quelque part, voit un homme beau, elle aussi l’y conduit et accomplit cette fête de la volupté.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman, captivated by a handsome man, leads him toward the sacred precinct; the setting suggests a tīrtha fair with garlands, lamps, and a subtle supernatural radiance.
FAQs
The verse continues depicting reciprocal moral lapse, preparing the doctrinal point about the tīrtha’s unusual efficacy.
The setting is the Rudraśīrṣa-associated shrine/area described in this chapter.
None; it describes an ‘utsava’ of pleasure occurring in the narrative context.