Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
युद्धवार्त्तास्तथा चक्रे देवासुरगणोद्भवाः । शृणोति च तथा नित्यं विलासेषु मनो दधे । अनुष्ठानं ततश्चक्रे मनोराज्यसमुद्भवम्
yuddhavārttāstathā cakre devāsuragaṇodbhavāḥ | śṛṇoti ca tathā nityaṃ vilāseṣu mano dadhe | anuṣṭhānaṃ tataścakre manorājyasamudbhavam
Dia juga berbicara tentang kisah peperangan—yang timbul daripada bala dewa dan asura—dan sentiasa mendengar cerita demikian, menambat hati pada kesenangan diraja. Sesudah itu dia melaksanakan amalan upacara yang lahir daripada khayalan tentang kerajaan.
Narrator (not explicitly named in the excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The woman listens daily to vivid accounts of divine and demonic battles; her imagination turns into a private ‘royal court’ of pleasures and imagined sovereignty; she begins observances driven by this fantasy.
FAQs
The mind’s repeated listening and fixation shapes conduct; desire-driven imagination can lead to misguided practices.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the continuing narrative within Tīrthamāhātmya.
It mentions anuṣṭhāna (observances) undertaken, but without specifying a particular vrata or mantra here.