Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
तथा नारी सुरूपाढ्यं यं पश्यति नरं क्वचित् । सापि तत्र समानीय कुरुते सुरतोत्सवम्
tathā nārī surūpāḍhyaṃ yaṃ paśyati naraṃ kvacit | sāpi tatra samānīya kurute suratotsavam
അതുപോലെ, ഒരു സ്ത്രീ എവിടെയെങ്കിലും സുന്ദരനായ പുരുഷനെ കണ്ടാൽ, അവളും അവനെ അവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് കാമരതിയുടെ ഉത്സവം നടത്തുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman, captivated by a handsome man, leads him toward the sacred precinct; the setting suggests a tīrtha fair with garlands, lamps, and a subtle supernatural radiance.
FAQs
The verse continues depicting reciprocal moral lapse, preparing the doctrinal point about the tīrtha’s unusual efficacy.
The setting is the Rudraśīrṣa-associated shrine/area described in this chapter.
None; it describes an ‘utsava’ of pleasure occurring in the narrative context.