Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
त्रिविधाः पुरुषास्तत्र श्रेष्ठाश्चाधममध्यमाः । त्रिविधानि च कर्माणि प्रकुर्वंति सुरेश्वर
trividhāḥ puruṣāstatra śreṣṭhāścādhamamadhyamāḥ | trividhāni ca karmāṇi prakurvaṃti sureśvara
Là, les hommes sont de trois sortes—excellents, moyens et vils—et ils accomplissent trois sortes d’actes correspondants, ô Seigneur des dieux.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)
Listener: Sureśvara/Deveśa (as addressed)
Scene: A symbolic tableau of three groups—noble, middling, base—each performing corresponding actions, with a divine witness (Sura-īśvara) indicating moral gradation.
FAQs
Human character expresses itself through action; cultivating śreṣṭha (noble) conduct is the practical path of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a moral categorization meant to guide self-assessment and dharmic improvement.