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
Al oírlo, todos los parientes—también los hijos de Kadrū—no lo tuvieron por acto provechoso, pues lo hecho por su madre era censurable.
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.
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