Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
ततः शुश्राव तापस्यश्चतस्रोऽत्र सुनिःस्पृहाः । वल्कलाजिनधारिण्यो न तस्याः पार्श्वमागताः । न चान्या भूषिता दृष्ट्वा चक्रुरीर्ष्यां कथंचन
tataḥ śuśrāva tāpasyaścatasro'tra suniḥspṛhāḥ | valkalājinadhāriṇyo na tasyāḥ pārśvamāgatāḥ | na cānyā bhūṣitā dṛṣṭvā cakrurīrṣyāṃ kathaṃcana
அப்போது இங்கே நான்கு தவஸ்வினிகள்—முழுமையாக ஆசையற்றவர்கள், வல்கலமும் அஜினமும் அணிந்தவர்கள்—அவளருகே வரவில்லை என்று கேட்கப்பட்டது. மற்ற பெண்களும் அலங்கரித்தவரைக் கண்டாலும் எவ்விதத்திலும் பொறாமை கொள்ளவில்லை।
Narrator (specific speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four ascetic women in bark garments and antelope skins stand apart, serene and desireless; nearby, other women—some adorned—look on without envy, the atmosphere calm and purified.
FAQs
It praises niḥspṛhatā (desirelessness) and anīrṣyā (freedom from jealousy), key virtues supporting tīrtha-dharma and inner purity.
This shloka does not identify a specific tīrtha by name; it contributes to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya ethos of purity and virtue.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; ascetic markers (valkala, ajina) and ethical disciplines (non-attachment, non-envy) are emphasized.