Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
न स्वर्गे विद्यते वासो मानुषाणां कथंचन । एतस्मात्कारणात्तुभ्यं मया ब्रह्मन्समर्पिता
na svarge vidyate vāso mānuṣāṇāṃ kathaṃcana | etasmātkāraṇāttubhyaṃ mayā brahmansamarpitā
Tiada tempat tinggal di syurga bagi manusia dengan cara apa pun. Atas sebab itu, wahai Brahmana, aku menyerahkan dia kepadamu.
Rambhā (addressing Jābāli)
Scene: A celestial woman (Rambhā) speaks with a Brahmin-sage, solemnly entrusting a maiden; the gods’ city glimmers in the background, while the sage stands grounded and contemplative.
FAQs
Each being must live within its proper realm and dharma; responsibility is fulfilled by entrusting dependents to rightful guardians in the human world.
The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, though it speaks generally about svarga and the human condition.
None; it states a doctrinal point and a practical act of entrustment (samarpana).