Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
अनया संप्रदत्तानि सर्वासां भूषणानि वै
anayā saṃpradattāni sarvāsāṃ bhūṣaṇāni vai
Sesungguhnya, oleh wanita itulah perhiasan semua mereka telah diberikan kepada orang lain.
Narrator (contextual; Sūta as frame-narrator)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: A sage points toward a woman (implied agent) as the source of the distribution of ornaments; the ornaments of many ascetic women are shown gathered or displaced, emphasizing collective impact.
FAQs
Acts of giving carry responsibility and context; even ‘dāna’ can become contentious if done improperly or against rightful intent.
No named tīrtha appears in this shloka; it is a narrative detail within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
Only the fact of ‘giving away’ (saṃpradāna) is stated; no formal rite is prescribed in this line.