Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
पुत्रस्य तु पुनर्वित्तं पिता हरति सर्वदा । न तस्य विद्यते दोषो विभक्त स्यापि कर्हिचित्
putrasya tu punarvittaṃ pitā harati sarvadā | na tasya vidyate doṣo vibhakta syāpi karhicit
Der Vater jedoch darf jederzeit den Besitz des Sohnes wieder an sich nehmen; für ihn gibt es keine Schuld—zu keiner Zeit, selbst wenn der Sohn getrennt lebt.
Likhita
Listener: (contextual) interlocutor(s) in the frame narrative; within episode, Śaṃkha/others
Scene: A calm, didactic scene: an elder father-figure seated in a hermitage or assembly, explaining dharma to listeners; a son stands respectfully, hands folded, as the principle of paternal right is stated.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma frames parental authority as protective governance; the father’s claim is treated as non-culpable within this traditional rule.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the dharma teaching embedded in the pilgrimage-mahātmya context.
None; it states a normative rule about paternal entitlement.