Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
नमस्कृत्य वचोऽवोचमिति भाव्यर्थनोदितः । तथा मतिस्तथा मित्रं व्यवसायस्तथा नृणाम्
namaskṛtya vaco'vocamiti bhāvyarthanoditaḥ | tathā matistathā mitraṃ vyavasāyastathā nṛṇām
Après m’être incliné avec respect, je parlai, poussé par l’intention que je portais en moi. Car chez les hommes, telle est la pensée, telle l’amitié qu’ils choisissent, et telle l’entreprise qu’ils entreprennent.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor
Scene: A student bows and speaks with crafted words; behind the polite gesture lies a private agenda—visual contrast between serene posture and calculating gaze.
FAQs
Inner intention shapes thought, companionship, and action; dharma begins with the purification of purpose.
No sacred site is mentioned.
None; it is a reflective statement on human motivation and conduct.