Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे गतकोपा दधुर्मतिम् । यज्ञकर्मसु गार्हस्थ्ये पुत्रपौत्रसमुद्भवे
sūta uvāca | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve gatakopā dadhurmatim | yajñakarmasu gārhasthye putrapautrasamudbhave
Sūta berkata: Maka semua brāhmaṇa itu, setelah lenyap amarahnya, menumpukan fikiran pada tugas-tugas yajña, pada kehidupan berumah tangga, serta pada kesinambungan anak dan cucu.
Sūta
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Sūta frame; not named in the verse but implied by ‘Sūta uvāca’)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, formerly enraged, now calm; they gather ritual implements, kindle a sacred fire, and return to household compounds where children and elders symbolize lineage continuity.
FAQs
Dharma is restored when anger subsides; one returns to yajña, household responsibility, and lineage-supporting duties.
The broader chapter sequence belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Engagement in yajña-karmas and the duties of gārhasthya (householder dharma).