Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
ब्राह्मण उवाच । मयापि राजतो लब्धा ममेयं गौर्न संशयः । कथं नयसि विप्र त्वं मयि जीवति मन्दिरम्
brāhmaṇa uvāca | mayāpi rājato labdhā mameyaṃ gaurna saṃśayaḥ | kathaṃ nayasi vipra tvaṃ mayi jīvati mandiram
ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—എനിക്കും രാജാവിൽ നിന്നു ഈ പശു ലഭിച്ചു; സംശയമില്ല, ഇത് എന്റേതാണ്. ഹേ വിപ്രാ! ഞാൻ ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കെ നീ ഇതിനെ നിന്റെ വീട്ടിലേക്കെങ്ങനെ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു?
Brāhmaṇa claimant (Jaimini in narrative proximity; labeled generically as 'brāhmaṇa')
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of sages (contextual)
Scene: Two brāhmaṇas in heated argument over a cow, one asserting royal grant; gestures of accusation, the cow tethered between them, with Dvārakā’s urban backdrop implied.
FAQs
When dharmic claims conflict, humility and due process are essential—truth must be established without violence or pride.
Dvārakā Māhātmya frames the event, presenting sacred Dvārakā as a stage for dharma and righteous adjudication.
None; the verse focuses on assertion of ownership and the gravity of injustice.