Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
केशैः कंकणैर्दिव्यैः शक्रचापनिभैः शुभैः । हेमसूत्रैश्च जात्यैश्च मेखलाभिस्तथैव च
keśaiḥ kaṃkaṇairdivyaiḥ śakracāpanibhaiḥ śubhaiḥ | hemasūtraiśca jātyaiśca mekhalābhistathaiva ca
ដោយកងដៃទេវីយ៍ដ៏វិសុទ្ធ ភ្លឺរលោង និងសុភមង្គល ដូចឥន្ទ្រធនូ; ដោយខ្សែមាស និងគ្រឿងអលង្ការល្អឯក និងខ្សែក្រវាត់ផងដែរ។
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: Divine bracelets shimmering like a rainbow, golden threads and fine ornaments, girdles arranged for travel/ritual; the palette is iridescent yet disciplined, suggesting sacred preparation.
FAQs
Sacred preparation is portrayed as careful, auspicious ordering of one’s outer and inner life before engaging a tīrtha or vrata.
The verse remains within the unnamed kṣetra context of Adhyāya 111; the specific tīrtha is not stated here.
No direct injunction; it continues the description of auspicious items typically associated with worship and observance.