Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
यस्मात्सौहृदनिर्मुक्ताः कृतास्तेन वयं द्विजाः । मदैस्त्रिभिः समायुक्ताः सर्वान्वयसमन्विताः
yasmātsauhṛdanirmuktāḥ kṛtāstena vayaṃ dvijāḥ | madaistribhiḥ samāyuktāḥ sarvānvayasamanvitāḥ
কারণ সে আমাদের দ্বিজদের সৌহার্দ্য থেকে বিচ্যুত করেছে—যদিও আমরা উত্তম বংশপরম্পরায় যুক্ত এবং তিন প্রকার মদে সমন্বিত ছিলাম—অতএব (এই ফল হবে)।
Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, dignified and lineage-conscious, speak collectively: their goodwill has been severed; the patron stands opposite, embodying arrogance; the temple backdrop hints that social fracture halts sacred work.
FAQs
It warns that pride and the breaking of goodwill corrode dharmic society and invite grave consequences.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides moral reasoning within the larger māhātmya account.
None; the verse discusses social and ethical conditions (sauhṛda, mada, lineage).
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