Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
परोपकारिणः सर्वे श्रुतिस्मृति परायणाः । बकासनाश्च कुटिलाश्छद्मवृत्तिपरास्तथा
paropakāriṇaḥ sarve śrutismṛti parāyaṇāḥ | bakāsanāśca kuṭilāśchadmavṛttiparāstathā
Semuanya kelihatan sebagai penolong sesama dan berpegang pada Śruti serta Smṛti; namun ada juga yang seperti bangau—munafik, berliku-liku, dan cenderung kepada tingkah laku penuh tipu daya.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forest-assembly of learned men: some serene and charitable, others with crane-like stillness hiding sharp intent; a moral contrast tableau.
FAQs
Scriptural learning must be matched by sincerity; pretended piety and crooked conduct undermine dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is a moral characterization within the chapter.
None; the verse contrasts genuine dharmic devotion with hypocrisy.