Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
वेश्यो वाच । वयं तु स्वैरचारिण्यो वेश्यास्तु न पतिव्रताः । अस्मत्कुलोचितो धर्मो व्यभिचारो न संशयः
veśyo vāca | vayaṃ tu svairacāriṇyo veśyāstu na pativratāḥ | asmatkulocito dharmo vyabhicāro na saṃśayaḥ
વેશ્યા બોલી—અમે સ્વૈરચારિણીઓ છીએ; વેશ્યાઓ પતિવ્રતા નથી. અમારા વર્ગનો રૂઢ ધર્મ પરપુરુષસંબંધ જ છે—એમાં શંકા નથી.
Veśyā/Gaṇikā (courtesan)
Scene: The courtesan speaks plainly, posture confident yet tinged with resignation; the merchant listens, the jewel between them symbolizing the moral bargain.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often contrast social role-based conduct with higher dharma, preparing a lesson on discernment, restraint, and spiritual transformation.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; this is a declaration of social identity and customary conduct.