Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
स्पर्धयन्ति प्रयुध्यन्ति विरूपाणि वदन्ति च । तासां मध्यात्ततश्चैका प्रयाति नृपसंनिधौ
spardhayanti prayudhyanti virūpāṇi vadanti ca | tāsāṃ madhyāttataścaikā prayāti nṛpasaṃnidhau
स्पर्धयन्ति प्रयुध्यन्ति विरूपाणि वदन्ति च; तासां मध्यात् ततश्चैका नृपसन्निधौ प्रयाति।
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: A heated quarrel among women—gestures sharp, faces contorted—followed by one woman stepping out decisively toward the king’s chamber/assembly.
FAQs
Competitive desire escalates into harsh speech and conflict, illustrating the moral cost of attachment and ego.
No tīrtha is mentioned directly in this verse.
None; the verse narrates social dynamics rather than ritual acts.
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