Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
स्त्रीणां भूषणजा चिन्ता सदा चैवाधिका भवेत् । लौल्यं च कौतुकं चैव सदा भूषणजं भवेत्
strīṇāṃ bhūṣaṇajā cintā sadā caivādhikā bhavet | laulyaṃ ca kautukaṃ caiva sadā bhūṣaṇajaṃ bhavet
زیورات سے پیدا ہونے والی فکر عورتوں میں اکثر بہت زیادہ ہوتی ہے؛ اور زیورات ہی سے چنچل خواہش اور تجسّس بھی بار بار ابھرتے ہیں۔
Narrator-embedded speech (didactic observation within the episode)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reflective tableau: women examining ornaments with mixed curiosity and worry, while a calm ascetic presence in the background symbolizes discernment.
FAQs
Attachment to adornment can agitate the mind; dharma requires vigilance over desire and curiosity that arise from sense-objects.
No single tīrtha is praised directly; the verse supports the ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra episode by explaining a temptation mechanism.
None; it is a moral-psychological observation used to frame the narrative.