Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
युद्धं विना न ते सौख्यं सौख्यं न कलहं विना । यादृशस्तादृशो वापि वाग्वादोऽपि सदा प्रियः
yuddhaṃ vinā na te saukhyaṃ saukhyaṃ na kalahaṃ vinā | yādṛśastādṛśo vāpi vāgvādo'pi sadā priyaḥ
Sans combat tu ne trouves point de paix, et sans querelle tu ne trouves point de paix. Quelle que soit l’occasion, la dispute verbale t’est toujours chère.
Unspecified (contextual: a ṛṣi/elder addressing Nārada)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Sāmba characterizes Nārada as one who delights in conflict and verbal sparring; the scene evokes the dangerous charm of argument in a charged sacred environment.
FAQs
Delight in quarrel and argument is a spiritual obstacle; dharma favors restraint, harmony, and purposeful speech.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred setting of the chapter, though this verse itself is primarily moral critique.
None; the focus is on controlling tendencies toward conflict and disputation.