Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अयुक्तश्चपलः प्राप्तामपि रक्षितुमक्षमः । तच्छ्रुत्वा दानवाः सर्वे वाक्यं तस्यासुरस्य तु
ayuktaścapalaḥ prāptāmapi rakṣitumakṣamaḥ | tacchrutvā dānavāḥ sarve vākyaṃ tasyāsurasya tu
Mas aquele que é instável e sem reto discernimento não consegue proteger nem mesmo o que já conquistou. Ouvindo as palavras daquele Asura, todos os Dānavas…
Tāraka (first sentence); Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) resumes narration (second hemistich as transition)
Listener: Audience/ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: The speaker delivers a cautionary aphorism; the Dānavas listen, their expressions shifting from aggression to thoughtful assent.
FAQs
Gains—material or spiritual—are preserved by steadiness and disciplined judgment; instability wastes even hard-won achievements.
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