Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
असौ हि राज्ञो राज्ञीनामत्यंतमिहवल्लभा । मुक्तालंकृतिरेतस्यै राज्ञा दत्ता निजोरसः
asau hi rājño rājñīnāmatyaṃtamihavallabhā | muktālaṃkṛtiretasyai rājñā dattā nijorasaḥ
یہ یہاں بادشاہ اور ملکہوں کو نہایت عزیز ہے؛ اور بادشاہ نے اپنے ہی سینے سے اتار کر اسے موتیوں کا زیور عطا کیا ہے۔
Skanda (narrating speech of the disguised figure; deduced context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages / internal royal audience
Scene: A king bestows a pearl ornament from his own chest upon a favored woman; queens and attendants observe; the scene balances opulence with the undertone of dharma in Kāśī.
FAQs
Worldly favor and gifts can be used to entice or mislead; dharma evaluates motives, not merely appearances.
The narrative belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting; no distinct tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it describes royal favor and gifting.