Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
यथा सुवर्णजातानि भूषणानि बहूनि च । कानिचिच्छ्रद्धरूपाणि हीनरूपाणि कानिचित्
yathā suvarṇajātāni bhūṣaṇāni bahūni ca | kānicicchraddharūpāṇi hīnarūpāṇi kānicit
De même que de nombreux ornements sont faits d’or—les uns d’une forme excellente, les autres d’une forme moindre—
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A teacher illustrates doctrine by showing multiple gold ornaments—some exquisitely crafted, some crude—emphasizing that the same gold underlies them all.
FAQs
Different outward forms may vary in quality while sharing the same underlying essence.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse introduces an analogy for a philosophical point.
None; it is a metaphor preparing for a teaching on purification and essence.