Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
साधारणा वयं विप्र यतः सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां विशेषेण द्विजन्मनाम्
sādhāraṇā vayaṃ vipra yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā | sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ viśeṣeṇa dvijanmanām
ഹേ വിപ്രാ! ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവർക്കും സാധാരണരാണ്; കാരണം സ്വയംഭൂ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ഞങ്ങളെ എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളുടെയും—വിശേഷിച്ച് ദ്വിജന്മാരുടെയും—ഭോഗാർത്ഥം സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു.
Rambhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rambhā expands her argument: celestial courtesans are ‘common’ and created by Brahmā for enjoyment, especially of the twice-born—an audacious cosmic framing.
FAQs
The verse shows how desire can be justified through appeals to “creation” and custom, underscoring the need for higher dharma-guided restraint.
The verse belongs to a tīrtha-glorification chapter (Tīrthamāhātmya), but no particular site-name appears in this line alone.
None—this is argumentative dialogue rather than a ritual injunction.