Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50
अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे शस्त्रं सूक्ष्मं वेण्यां निधाय सा । जगाम शयनं तस्य वधार्थं वरवर्णिनी
anyasmindivase śastraṃ sūkṣmaṃ veṇyāṃ nidhāya sā | jagāma śayanaṃ tasya vadhārthaṃ varavarṇinī
Un autre jour, la femme au beau teint cacha une arme fine dans sa tresse et se rendit au lit du roi avec l’intention de le tuer.
Narrator (Sūta continues)
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame implied)
Scene: A woman discreetly tucks a small blade into her braided hair (veṇī), eyes focused and determined; the palace corridor leads toward the king’s bedchamber, lit by oil lamps.
FAQs
Deception and intent to harm, especially within intimate bonds, is severe adharma that ripens into swift suffering.
The tīrtha is the chapter’s underlying frame; this verse advances the moral narrative rather than naming the site.
None.