Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
आस्तां तावत्समा संगं संस्पर्शं च वरानने । संभाषमपि पापाय स्त्रीभिः पाशुपतस्य च
āstāṃ tāvatsamā saṃgaṃ saṃsparśaṃ ca varānane | saṃbhāṣamapi pāpāya strībhiḥ pāśupatasya ca
Wahai yang berwajah jelita, usah disebut pergaulan lama dan sentuhan tubuh; bahkan berbicara dengan wanita pun menjadi sebab dosa bagi seorang yang menempuh disiplin Pāśupata.
Unspecified (contextually a male ascetic/Viśvāmitra addressing Menakā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Contextual) sages
Scene: A forest hermitage scene: the ascetic gestures ‘stop’ while a celestial woman stands at a respectful distance; the emphasis is on the thin line between conversation and attachment.
FAQs
For a vowed Śaiva practitioner, guarding the senses is essential; even casual speech can disturb vrata and generate pāpa.
This verse functions as ethical instruction within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
A discipline of avoidance (niyama): refraining from association, touch, and even conversation that may break ascetic restraint.