Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77
पुमांसमभिकाङ्क्षन्त्यो यद्येकः कामयेत्स्त्रियः । मौक्तिकैर्रत्नमाणिक्यैर्वैडूर्यैश्च सुशोभनैः
pumāṃsamabhikāṅkṣantyo yadyekaḥ kāmayetstriyaḥ | mauktikairratnamāṇikyairvaiḍūryaiśca suśobhanaiḥ
ഒരു പുരുഷൻ, പുരുഷനെ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന സ്ത്രീകളെ യദി കാമിക്കുമെങ്കിൽ, അവർ മുത്തുകൾ, രത്ന-മാണിക്യങ്ങൾ, പ്രകാശമുള്ള വൈഡൂര്യം (കാറ്റ്സ്-ഐ) എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് സുന്ദരമായി ശോഭിച്ചു നിന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (parīkṣā-sthala within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single man’s desire is contrasted with the maidens’ mutual longing; the maidens gleam with pearls, gems, rubies, and cat’s-eye stones—ornaments sparkling like constellations in the forest light.
FAQs
Unchecked desire (kāma) is portrayed as easily inflamed by glittering externals; dharma calls for restraint and clarity.
The episode is situated in Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region), whose narratives are used to teach dharma through striking imagery.
No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is stated here.