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
Alors la mère dit à sa fille : «Pour son propre avantage, tout le monde introduit une distinction particulière dans l’acte, même lorsque la chose est commune et déjà établie».
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.
FAQs
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.