Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
भ्रममाणोऽसमे स्थाने व्रजमानोऽन्यगोकुले । अकार्येषु च संसक्तो निवार्यः सर्वदाऽदरात्
bhramamāṇo'same sthāne vrajamāno'nyagokule | akāryeṣu ca saṃsakto nivāryaḥ sarvadā'darāt
«S’il erre en des lieux inégaux, s’il s’égare vers un autre troupeau, ou s’il s’attache à des actes indignes—qu’on le retienne toujours avec une vigilance attentive.»
Nandinī
Scene: A cowherd community watches a cow (Nandinī) and calf; elders gesture to restrain her as she moves toward uneven ground and чуж herd; the mood is protective and admonitory.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by vigilant guidance—preventing harmful paths and cultivating proper conduct.
No explicit site is mentioned in this verse; it functions as ethical counsel within the Mahātmya narrative.
None; it prescribes attentive restraint and guidance (nivāraṇa) as a duty.