Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
करजैः करजच्छेदं विवर्जयेच्छुभाय तु । यदायत्यां त्यजेत्तन्न कुर्यात्कर्म प्रयत्नतः
karajaiḥ karajacchedaṃ vivarjayecchubhāya tu | yadāyatyāṃ tyajettanna kuryātkarma prayatnataḥ
মঙ্গলার্থে নখ দিয়ে নখ ছিঁড়ে কাটা বর্জনীয়। যে কাজ পরে অনুতাপে ত্যাগ করতে হবে, সে কাজ চেষ্টা করেও করা উচিত নয়।
Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)
Scene: A pilgrim trims nails properly with a small implement, seated neatly; above/behind, a symbolic ‘mirror of conscience’ motif—an elder or inner-voice figure indicating restraint before action.
FAQs
Auspicious life is built by mindful habits and refusing actions that conscience will later reject.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is general ethical instruction.
A rule of auspicious personal grooming (avoid tearing nails) and a broader vow-like restraint against regrettable actions.