Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
विनोदहेतोः सा वेश्या नाट्यमण्डपमध्यतः । रुद्राक्षैभूषयित्वैकं मर्कटं चैव कुक्कुटम्
vinodahetoḥ sā veśyā nāṭyamaṇḍapamadhyataḥ | rudrākṣaibhūṣayitvaikaṃ markaṭaṃ caiva kukkuṭam
Để mua vui, người kỹ nữ ấy từ giữa vũ đình đã lấy chuỗi hạt rudrākṣa trang sức cho một con khỉ và cả một con gà trống.
Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Type: mandapa
Scene: In the center of a dance pavilion, the courtesan laughingly places rudrākṣa garlands on a monkey and a rooster; musicians and companions watch; the animals are comically adorned yet the beads glow with sacred presence.
FAQs
Even in playful settings, Śaiva symbols like rudrākṣa appear as carriers of sacred association, hinting at devotion permeating ordinary life.
No tīrtha is referenced; the scene is a nāṭyamaṇḍapa (theatre/dance-hall).
No formal ritual is prescribed; rudrākṣa is mentioned as a devotional ornament associated with Śiva.