Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
यो यां पश्यति रूपाढ्यां नारीमपि कुलोद्भवाम् । स तत्रानीय संहृष्टो भजते द्विजसत्तमाः
yo yāṃ paśyati rūpāḍhyāṃ nārīmapi kulodbhavām | sa tatrānīya saṃhṛṣṭo bhajate dvijasattamāḥ
いずれの男も、姿かたち麗しい女を—たとえ名門の生まれであっても—見れば、歓喜してそこへ連れ来たり、交わりに耽る。おお、最勝の二度生まれよ。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (deduced from 'dvijasattamāḥ')
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bustling tīrtha precinct where a man, captivated by a noble-born beautiful woman, leads her toward a sacred grove/riverbank pavilion; the atmosphere is festive yet uncanny, suggesting an unseen kṣetra-force.
FAQs
It portrays unchecked desire and social transgression, setting up the contrast with the tīrtha’s extraordinary purificatory claim in subsequent verses.
The narrative remains situated at the Rudraśīrṣa-tīrtha/temple complex referenced in this adhyāya.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes behavior occurring in the setting of the tīrtha narrative.
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