Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
अतिसंक्षिप्तकेशा या अतिदीर्घातिवामना । उद्वाहयति यः कन्यां पुरुषः काममोहितः
atisaṃkṣiptakeśā yā atidīrghātivāmanā | udvāhayati yaḥ kanyāṃ puruṣaḥ kāmamohitaḥ
وہ کنیا جس کے بال بہت چھوٹے ہوں، یا جو حد سے زیادہ لمبی یا حد سے زیادہ پست قامت ہو—اگر کوئی مرد خواہش کے فریب میں آ کر ایسی لڑکی سے نکاح کرے،
Sūta (continuing narration; citing śāstric notion within the story)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a man reaching toward a maiden while a sage/elder raises a hand in warning, holding a śāstra; the scene emphasizes moral tension—desire versus injunction.
FAQs
The narrative contrasts kāma-driven action with śāstra-guided restraint, setting up the moral tension of the episode.
Indirectly tied to the Dīrghikā-saras legend within Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; the tīrtha will later serve as the redemptive focus.
None; it presents a cautionary rule associated with marriage choices.