Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
नर उवाच । अतिमूर्खोसि विप्रत्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे । किं न श्रुतस्त्वया श्लोकः पुराविद्भिरुदीरितः । कूपोन्यस्य घटोऽन्यस्य रज्जुरन्यस्य भारत
nara uvāca | atimūrkhosi vipratvaṃ prajñāvādāṃśca bhāṣase | kiṃ na śrutastvayā ślokaḥ purāvidbhirudīritaḥ | kūponyasya ghaṭo'nyasya rajjuranyasya bhārata
ମଣିଷଟି କହିଲା—ତୁମେ ଅତିମୂର୍ଖ, ତଥାପି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣତ୍ୱ ଓ ପାଣ୍ଡିତ୍ୟର କଥା କହୁଛ। ପୁରାତନ ବିଦ୍ୱାନମାନେ ଉଚ୍ଚାରିତ ଏହି ଶ୍ଲୋକ ଶୁଣିନାହ କି—‘କୂପ ଜଣେର, ଘଟ ଅନ୍ୟଜଣେର, ରଜ୍ଜୁ ଆଉ ଜଣେର, ହେ ଭାରତ’॥
Nara (the man)
Scene: A disputation at a village well: a man rebukes a learned speaker, pointing to the well, pot, and rope as symbols of shared means and shared benefit.
FAQs
The verse invokes a proverb about shared instruments and mixed ownership to argue about entitlement and participation—used here to challenge rigid refusal.
No tīrtha is named; it is a debate scene using a traditional maxim (nyāya).
None; the shloka is argumentative, employing a proverb to make a point about access/acceptance.