Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
सदा सौहृदनिर्मुक्ताः पितरोऽपि सुतैः सह । भविष्यंति पुरे ह्यस्मिन्किं पुनर्बांधवादयः
sadā sauhṛdanirmuktāḥ pitaro'pi sutaiḥ saha | bhaviṣyaṃti pure hyasminkiṃ punarbāṃdhavādayaḥ
« Dans cette cité, même les pères avec leurs fils seront toujours dépourvus de bienveillance ; que dire alors des autres parents et du reste ? »
Durvāsā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: A city street scene where father and son stand back-to-back in hostility; relatives argue in the background; above, an unseen curse-cloud hangs, while a distant temple spire suggests the possibility of restoration through dharma.
FAQs
When dharma is eclipsed by pride and hostility, even the closest bonds weaken; pilgrimage and sacred living must include cultivating goodwill.
The verse refers broadly to “this city” within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa narrative; the specific tīrtha is not identified in this isolated excerpt.
None; it is a warning about social and familial consequences of adharma.