Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
पितुर्गृहात्समानीय जात्यानश्वांस्तथा गजान् । रक्तानि चैव वस्त्राणि काश्मीराद्यं विलेपनम्
piturgṛhātsamānīya jātyānaśvāṃstathā gajān | raktāni caiva vastrāṇi kāśmīrādyaṃ vilepanam
وہ اپنے باپ کے گھر سے اعلیٰ نسل کے گھوڑے اور ہاتھی منگوا لائی، اور سرخ لباس بھی، نیز زعفران وغیرہ کے خوشبودار لیپ اور آرائش کے سامان۔
Narrator (not explicitly named in the excerpt)
Scene: A procession of fine-bred horses and elephants arrives from the woman’s paternal home; attendants carry red garments and saffron-based unguents; the scene is opulent and sensorial.
FAQs
Worldly symbols of power and luxury can captivate the mind and redirect one from restrained, dharmic living.
No holy site is explicitly referenced in this verse.
None; the verse lists royal possessions and adornments being gathered.