Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
न जानंति च संक्षोभं तथा शकुनजं हृदि । अन्योन्यस्पर्द्धया सर्वा गीतनृत्यपरायणाः
na jānaṃti ca saṃkṣobhaṃ tathā śakunajaṃ hṛdi | anyonyasparddhayā sarvā gītanṛtyaparāyaṇāḥ
அவள் உள்ளத்தில் எழுந்த கலக்கத்தையும், சகுனத்தால் வந்த அசௌகரியத்தையும் அவர்கள் உணரவில்லை; ஒருவரோடு ஒருவர் போட்டியிட்டு அனைவரும் பாடல்-நடனத்திலேயே மூழ்கினர்.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Scene: A cluster of celestial women absorbed in song and dance, faces turned toward one another in playful rivalry, while the central woman stands slightly apart, troubled; the contrast is the focal point.
FAQs
Outer celebration can overlook inner warning signs; dharma calls for attentiveness to both auspiciousness and conscience.
The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya section within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct prescription; the verse contrasts festive action with unrecognized, omen-born inner disturbance.