Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
कथंचिदपि चेष्टेन धनेनालिजनेन च । पराक्रमेण धर्मेण कलत्रेण विशेषतः
kathaṃcidapi ceṣṭena dhanenālijanena ca | parākrameṇa dharmeṇa kalatreṇa viśeṣataḥ
Par quelque effort que ce soit, par la richesse, par les proches et les alliés, par la vaillance, par le dharma, et surtout par l’épouse—
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: A didactic courtly tableau: a narrator enumerates supports of life—wealth, allies, valor, dharma, and spouse—suggesting the worldly stage before a sacred journey begins.
FAQs
Human aims often rely on effort and supports (wealth, allies, dharma, family), setting the stage for a higher refuge taught through the tīrtha.
The surrounding passage belongs to the Karṇotpalā Tīrtha Māhātmya, though this line itself is a narrative lead-in.
None explicitly in this verse; it prepares the narrative context.