Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
तत्र साम प्रयोक्तव्यमार्येषु गुणवत्सु च । दानं लुब्धेषु भेदश्च शंकितोष्वितो निश्चयः
tatra sāma prayoktavyamāryeṣu guṇavatsu ca | dānaṃ lubdheṣu bhedaśca śaṃkitoṣvito niścayaḥ
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್ಯರು ಹಾಗೂ ಗುಣವಂತರಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಸಾಮ’ವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಯೋಗಿಸಬೇಕು; ಲೋಭಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ‘ದಾನ’ ಫಲಕಾರಿ; ಸಂಶಯಶೀಲ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಂಚಲಚಿತ್ತರ ಮೇಲೆ ‘ಭೇದ’ವೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ಉಪಾಯ.
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (deva leadership)
Scene: Three archetypal figures appear before a counselor: a noble person with calm face (sāma), a greedy merchant-like figure eyeing coins (dāna), and a suspicious warrior glancing sideways (bheda), while Bṛhaspati points to each with discriminating clarity.
FAQs
Discernment is dharma’s ally: different temperaments require different remedies, chosen with awareness of character.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
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