Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
ततः शुश्राव तापस्यश्चतस्रोऽत्र सुनिःस्पृहाः । वल्कलाजिनधारिण्यो न तस्याः पार्श्वमागताः । न चान्या भूषिता दृष्ट्वा चक्रुरीर्ष्यां कथंचन
tataḥ śuśrāva tāpasyaścatasro'tra suniḥspṛhāḥ | valkalājinadhāriṇyo na tasyāḥ pārśvamāgatāḥ | na cānyā bhūṣitā dṛṣṭvā cakrurīrṣyāṃ kathaṃcana
तेव्हा असे ऐकिवात आले की येथे चार तपस्विन्या—अत्यंत निःस्पृह, वल्कल व अजिन धारण करणाऱ्या—तिच्या जवळ आल्या नाहीत. आणि इतर स्त्रियाही कोणाला अलंकृत पाहूनही कशाही प्रकारे ईर्ष्या करीत नव्हत्या।
Narrator (specific speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four ascetic women in bark garments and antelope skins stand apart, serene and desireless; nearby, other women—some adorned—look on without envy, the atmosphere calm and purified.
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It praises niḥspṛhatā (desirelessness) and anīrṣyā (freedom from jealousy), key virtues supporting tīrtha-dharma and inner purity.
This shloka does not identify a specific tīrtha by name; it contributes to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya ethos of purity and virtue.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; ascetic markers (valkala, ajina) and ethical disciplines (non-attachment, non-envy) are emphasized.