Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
न कलत्रं न ते पुत्राः कस्मात्प्रकृतिरीदृशी । युद्धं विना न ते सौख्यं न सौख्यं कलहं विना
na kalatraṃ na te putrāḥ kasmātprakṛtirīdṛśī | yuddhaṃ vinā na te saukhyaṃ na saukhyaṃ kalahaṃ vinā
Engkau tiada isteri dan tiada putera—mengapa tabiatmu begini? Tanpa peperangan engkau tidak menemukan bahagia, dan tanpa pertikaian pun engkau tidak menemukan bahagia.
Vāmana (addressing Nārada, inferred from v.39–40)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed person (celibate, battle-seeking figure)
Scene: A pointed dialogue: the speaker questions a celibate, battle-loving figure—no wife, no sons—yet addicted to conflict; the yajña setting contrasts with the tension of words.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives sometimes critique disruptive tendencies to redirect them toward dharmic outcomes and cosmic balance.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, serving as the narrative stage for divine-sage dialogue connected to yajña and dharma.
None; the verse characterizes a temperament (kalaha/yuddha) relevant to the unfolding dharmic situation.