Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्त्रीणां भूषणजा चिन्ता सदा चैवाधिका भवेत् । लौल्यं च कौतुकं चैव सदा भूषणजं भवेत्

Transliteration

strīṇāṃ bhūṣaṇajā cintā sadā caivādhikā bhavet | laulyaṃ ca kautukaṃ caiva sadā bhūṣaṇajaṃ bhavet

Translation

“အလှဆင်ပစ္စည်းများကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပေါ်သော စိုးရိမ်ပူပန်မှုသည် မိန်းမတို့တွင် အထူးသဖြင့် အမြဲတမ်း ပိုမိုပြင်းထန်တတ်၏။ ထို့ပြင် မတည်မြဲသော လိုချင်တပ်မက်မှုနှင့် စူးစမ်းလိုစိတ်တို့လည်း အလှဆင်ပစ္စည်းများကြောင့် မကြာခဏ လှုံ့ဆော်တတ်၏။”

Word by Word

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भूषणजा: born of ornaments
• भूषणजा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषण + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भूषणात् जाता)

• चिन्ता: anxiety/concern
• चिन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक (always)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• अधिका: greater/excessive
• अधिका: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Potential/Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• लौल्यम्: fickleness/greediness
• लौल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौल्यम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• कौतुकम्: curiosity/eagerness
• कौतुकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक

• भूषणजम्: arising from ornaments
• भूषणजम्: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषण + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भूषणात् जातम्)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator-embedded speech (didactic observation within the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reflective tableau: women examining ornaments with mixed curiosity and worry, while a calm ascetic presence in the background symbolizes discernment.

Characters & Entities

• Ornaments (bhūṣaṇa)
• Women (strī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to adornment can agitate the mind; dharma requires vigilance over desire and curiosity that arise from sense-objects.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is praised directly; the verse supports the ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra episode by explaining a temptation mechanism.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral-psychological observation used to frame the narrative.