Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततो माता सुतां प्राह आत्मार्थे सकलो जनः । विशेषं कुरुते कृत्ये सामान्ये च व्यवस्थिते
tato mātā sutāṃ prāha ātmārthe sakalo janaḥ | viśeṣaṃ kurute kṛtye sāmānye ca vyavasthite
Entonces la madre dijo a su hija: «Por el propio provecho, todos los hombres hacen una distinción especial en la acción, aun cuando el asunto sea común y ya esté dispuesto».
Mother (within Sūta’s narration; deduced)
Scene: A mother privately advising her daughter, emphasizing how people create special distinctions for their own benefit; an intimate domestic scene with restrained gestures.
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It warns that self-interest can distort fairness, urging vigilance so that dharma is not compromised by personal preference.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a moral turn within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
None; it is an ethical observation preparing the narrative for a choice or deviation in the prescribed arrangement.
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