Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
तच्छ्रुत्वा बान्धवाः सर्वे कद्रूपुत्रास्तथैव च । न मन्यन्ते हितं कार्यं कृतं मात्रा विगर्हितम्
tacchrutvā bāndhavāḥ sarve kadrūputrāstathaiva ca | na manyante hitaṃ kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ mātrā vigarhitam
Als sie dies hörten, hielten alle Verwandten—auch Kadrūs Söhne—es nicht für eine heilsame Tat; denn was ihre Mutter getan hatte, war tadelnswert.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Listener: Audience within Revā Khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A gathering of relatives and serpent-sons reacting with disapproval; faces show concern and moral resistance; Kadrū’s act is implicitly censured.
FAQs
Even within a family, dharma may require disapproving a wrong act—truth is higher than partiality.
None; the verse highlights ethical evaluation within the narrative.
None.