Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
तत्र साम प्रयोक्तव्यमार्येषु गुणवत्सु च । दानं लुब्धेषु भेदश्च शंकितोष्वितो निश्चयः
tatra sāma prayoktavyamāryeṣu guṇavatsu ca | dānaṃ lubdheṣu bhedaśca śaṃkitoṣvito niścayaḥ
ইয়াত ‘সাম’ উপায় আৰ্য আৰু গুণৱন্ত লোকৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত প্ৰয়োগ কৰিব লাগে। ‘দান’ লোভীসকলৰ ওপৰত ফলদায়ক; আৰু সন্দেহপ্ৰবণ, দোদুল্যমান লোকৰ বাবে ‘ভেদ’ই নিশ্চিত আশ্ৰয়।
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (deva leadership)
Scene: Three archetypal figures appear before a counselor: a noble person with calm face (sāma), a greedy merchant-like figure eyeing coins (dāna), and a suspicious warrior glancing sideways (bheda), while Bṛhaspati points to each with discriminating clarity.
FAQs
Discernment is dharma’s ally: different temperaments require different remedies, chosen with awareness of character.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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