Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82
नान्येनात्र नरेणापि दृष्टिमात्रमपि क्षितौ । पर्वताग्रेषु दुर्गेषु चागम्येषु च देहिनाम् । वासः संपत्स्यते नित्यं सर्वभोगविवर्जितः
nānyenātra nareṇāpi dṛṣṭimātramapi kṣitau | parvatāgreṣu durgeṣu cāgamyeṣu ca dehinām | vāsaḥ saṃpatsyate nityaṃ sarvabhogavivarjitaḥ
Di sini, bahkan sekadar melihat mana-mana lelaki lain di bumi pun tidak akan menimpa mereka. Tempat tinggal mereka akan sentiasa terjadi di puncak gunung, di daerah yang keras dan sukar dicapai oleh makhluk bertubuh—terpisah daripada segala kesenangan dan kenikmatan.
Sāvitrī (deduced from immediate narrative context; explicitly named in 192.83)
Type: peak
Scene: A prophetic vision of devapatnīs condemned to live unseen by men, on bleak mountain summits and fortress-like crags, stripped of comforts.
FAQs
Misuse of sacred power leads to isolation and loss of worldly enjoyments; dharma sustains social and spiritual harmony.
The verse paints a geography of exile (mountain peaks, inaccessible places) rather than praising a named tīrtha within the line itself.
None; it is a narrative decree describing the outcome (privation and remote dwelling).