Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
कांतासंमतमेवापि वाक्यं हि त्रिविधं विदुः । प्रभुः स्वामी यथा भृत्यमादिशत्येतदाचर
kāṃtāsaṃmatamevāpi vākyaṃ hi trividhaṃ viduḥ | prabhuḥ svāmī yathā bhṛtyamādiśatyetadācara
কান্তা (প্ৰিয়া)-সন্মত বাক্যো ইয়াত অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত; এইদৰে বাক্য ত্ৰিবিধ বুলি জনা যায়। যেনেকৈ স্বামী ভৃত্যক আদেশ দিয়ে—‘এইটো কৰ’—সেইদৰে প্ৰভু-সন্মত বাক্য।
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Scene: A symbolic tableau: a lord/master gestures a clear command to a servant; beside them, a refined beloved figure represents aesthetic approval, indicating three modes of guidance.
FAQs
Words function differently by relationship—command, counsel, and affectionate persuasion—each carrying distinct dharmic force.
None; the verse is social-ethical and linguistic.
None; it illustrates categories of instruction rather than ritual practice.