Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
नेदृग्रूपं वपुस्तेषामेकस्यापि विलोकितम् । मध्ये ब्राह्मणशार्दूल तस्माद्भक्तां भजस्व माम्
nedṛgrūpaṃ vapusteṣāmekasyāpi vilokitam | madhye brāhmaṇaśārdūla tasmādbhaktāṃ bhajasva mām
त्यांच्यामध्ये मला एकाच्याही ठायी असे रूप व देहसौंदर्य दिसले नाही. म्हणून, हे ब्राह्मणशार्दूल, तुझी भक्त असलेली मला स्वीकार आणि माझ्याशी रमण कर।
Rambhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant woman addresses a venerable brāhmaṇa-sage, praising her unmatched beauty and offering herself with feigned devotion; the sage stands composed outwardly, yet the air is charged with temptation.
FAQs
Flattery and admiration are shown as instruments of temptation; dharma requires vigilance even when praised.
Not explicit in this śloka; it remains within the chapter’s tīrtha-centered narrative frame.
None.