Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 123
पृष्ठ्यावर्तो भवेद्यस्या असती सा भवेद्द्रुतम् । बहुपापसमाचारा तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्
pṛṣṭhyāvarto bhavedyasyā asatī sā bhaveddrutam | bahupāpasamācārā tasmāttāṃ parivarjayet
யாருடைய முதுகில் ஆவர்த்தச் சின்னம் உள்ளதோ, அவள் விரைவில் கற்பிழந்து பல பாவச் செயல்களில் ஈடுபடுவாள்; ஆகவே அவளைத் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்।
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Scene: A narrator points to the back-whorl mark as an omen; the community reacts with avoidance; the maiden’s isolation and the moralizing tone dominate the scene.
FAQs
It conveys a cautionary moral: avoid alliances perceived as leading to adharma and suffering, as framed by traditional sign-reading.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the verse is advisory rather than ritualistic.
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