Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
एषापि च शिलाप्राया भविष्यति विचेतना । त्वां दृष्ट्वा या सरागाऽभून्निजधर्मबहिष्कृता
eṣāpi ca śilāprāyā bhaviṣyati vicetanā | tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā yā sarāgā'bhūnnijadharmabahiṣkṛtā
وہ بھی پتھر کی مانند جڑ اور بےحس ہو جائے گی؛ تمہیں دیکھ کر وہ عشق میں مبتلا ہوئی اور اپنے ہی دھرم سے ہٹ گئی۔
Hārīta (continuing, deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A chastened scene where a woman, overwhelmed by sudden passion, stands silent and stricken; the sage’s words carry the threat of a curse, and the atmosphere turns heavy, as if life is draining into stone-like stillness.
FAQs
Even a moment of passion that dislodges one from dharma can harden the heart; purity requires vigilance and sacred support.
The narrative belongs to the Candrakūpikā–Kāmeśvara tīrtha milieu, where dharma and its restoration are showcased.
None explicitly in this verse.