Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
भगिन्यो मातरो याश्च भ्रातृपत्न्यश्च याः स्थिताः । अवस्थामीदृशीं प्राप्ता ब्राह्मणानामपि स्त्रियः । मातरोऽपि च यास्तस्य भगिन्यश्च विशेषतः
bhaginyo mātaro yāśca bhrātṛpatnyaśca yāḥ sthitāḥ | avasthāmīdṛśīṃ prāptā brāhmaṇānāmapi striyaḥ | mātaro'pi ca yāstasya bhaginyaśca viśeṣataḥ
Para saudari dan para ibu yang hadir, serta isteri-isteri saudara lelakinya—kaum wanita semuanya, bahkan wanita kaum brāhmaṇa—telah jatuh ke dalam keadaan sedemikian; dan terutama sekali ibu-ibunya sendiri serta saudari-saudarinya turut terkesan.
Narrator (within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Women of different relations—mothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, including brāhmaṇa women—stand in a disturbed, entranced state, eyes widened and bodies leaning, indicating overpowering emotion.
FAQs
Puranic narratives often show how personal conduct impacts the wider family and community, stressing responsibility and restraint.
No explicit tirtha is mentioned in this verse; it supplies social-narrative context within the chapter.
None in this verse.