Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
सर्पा ऊचुः । यथा त्वं जननी चाम्ब सर्वेषां भुवि पूजिता । तथा सापि विशेषेण वञ्चितव्या न मातरः
sarpā ūcuḥ | yathā tvaṃ jananī cāmba sarveṣāṃ bhuvi pūjitā | tathā sāpi viśeṣeṇa vañcitavyā na mātaraḥ
Les serpents dirent : «Mère, puisque toi, ô Mère, tu es honorée sur la terre par tous, elle aussi est une mère. Il ne faut pas tromper les mères, surtout.»
Serpents (Nāgāḥ)
Tirtha: Revā (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: The serpents, with folded hands, respectfully address their mother, urging that Vinatā too is a mother and should not be deceived.
FAQs
Dharma protects the sanctity of motherhood; deceiving a mother is a grave ethical violation.
None; the verse is a moral counsel within the mythic narrative.
None; it is an ethical injunction (do not deceive mothers).