Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 146
अथ सोऽपि च तां प्राप्य विलासानकरोद्बहून् । खाद्यैः पानैः सुवस्त्रैश्च गन्धमाल्यैर्विभूषणैः
atha so'pi ca tāṃ prāpya vilāsānakarodbahūn | khādyaiḥ pānaiḥ suvastraiśca gandhamālyairvibhūṣaṇaiḥ
मग तिला प्राप्त करून तोही अनेक विलास करू लागला—चविष्ट अन्नपान, उत्तम वस्त्रे, सुगंध, माळा आणि अलंकारांनी तिला सजवीत राहिला।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A couple in a well-appointed home: trays of sweets and drinks, fine garments being offered, attendants holding perfume, garlands, and jewelry; atmosphere of luxury.
FAQs
Worldly enjoyment and luxury, though attractive, can become the backdrop for later tests of reputation, purity, and dharma.
The wider passage belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya and later references Brahmasthāna; this verse itself is narrative setup rather than direct tīrtha-praise.
None in this verse; it describes enjoyment through gifts and comforts.