Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
समौ मानापमानौ च स्वदेशे परिकेपि वा । यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि स यतिर्नेतरः स्मृतः
samau mānāpamānau ca svadeśe parikepi vā | yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi sa yatirnetaraḥ smṛtaḥ
Hanya dia diingati sebagai yati yang sejati—tiada yang lain—yang memandang sama kehormatan dan kehinaan, sama ada di tanah airnya atau di negeri lain, dan yang tidak meluap gembira serta tidak membenci.
Unspecified (deduced: didactic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Listener: Brāhmaṇa interlocutor (vipra)
Scene: A wandering ascetic stands calm as villagers alternately garland him and mock him; his face remains serene, eyes half-closed, staff and waterpot in hand, suggesting inner steadiness beyond social waves.
FAQs
Spiritual maturity is shown by evenness in praise and blame; the yati is not swayed by social approval or contempt.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse excerpt.
No ritual act; it prescribes mental discipline—freedom from elation and hatred.