Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
केशैः कंकणैर्दिव्यैः शक्रचापनिभैः शुभैः । हेमसूत्रैश्च जात्यैश्च मेखलाभिस्तथैव च
keśaiḥ kaṃkaṇairdivyaiḥ śakracāpanibhaiḥ śubhaiḥ | hemasūtraiśca jātyaiśca mekhalābhistathaiva ca
தெய்வீக தோள்வளையங்களும் கைவளையங்களும்—இந்திரவில்லுப் போல ஒளிரும் நல்வளங்கள்; பொன் நூல்கள், சிறந்த ஆபரணங்கள், மேலும் இடைக்கச்சுகளும் உடன்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: Divine bracelets shimmering like a rainbow, golden threads and fine ornaments, girdles arranged for travel/ritual; the palette is iridescent yet disciplined, suggesting sacred preparation.
FAQs
Sacred preparation is portrayed as careful, auspicious ordering of one’s outer and inner life before engaging a tīrtha or vrata.
The verse remains within the unnamed kṣetra context of Adhyāya 111; the specific tīrtha is not stated here.
No direct injunction; it continues the description of auspicious items typically associated with worship and observance.