Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
अत्यद्भुतकरं रत्नैर्निर्मितं तिमिरापहम् । कण्ठाभरणमाख्याहि नेदमस्ति जगत्त्रये
atyadbhutakaraṃ ratnairnirmitaṃ timirāpaham | kaṇṭhābharaṇamākhyāhi nedamasti jagattraye
“โปรดเล่าให้ข้าพเจ้าฟังถึงเครื่องประดับคอนี้—รังสรรค์ด้วยรัตนะอันวิจิตร เป็นผู้ขจัดความมืด; ในไตรโลกย่อมไม่มีสิ่งใดเสมอเหมือน”
Rāma
Scene: Close-up emphasis on the neck-ornament: jewel facets, radiant aura, darkness receding around it. Rāma speaks with conviction that nothing comparable exists in the three worlds.
FAQs
What dispels outer darkness points to the higher aim—tīrtha and dharma ultimately dispel inner ignorance through sacred knowledge.
The verse anticipates the māhātmya of the taḍāga (sacred pond) connected to this extraordinary ornament.
None directly; the focus is on identifying the object and its divine nature.