Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अथ तं बटवः प्रोचुर्वयस्यास्तस्य ये स्थिताः । हास्यं कृत्वा प्रकामाश्च वेश्या या गुरुसंनिधौ
atha taṃ baṭavaḥ procurvayasyāstasya ye sthitāḥ | hāsyaṃ kṛtvā prakāmāśca veśyā yā gurusaṃnidhau
Então os rapazes —seus companheiros, que estavam ali por perto— falaram com ele; depois de muito zombarem e fazerem troça, passaram a falar daquela cortesã que se achava junto à morada do mestre.
Narrator (reporting the companions’ intervention)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cluster of boys laugh and tease their companion near the teacher’s dwelling, gesturing toward a courtesan nearby, while the troubled youth looks distressed.
FAQs
In moments of moral crisis, careless companions may offer harmful counsel; discernment is required to protect dharma.
Not named in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrtha-centered chapter.
None; the verse introduces the companions’ speech that follows.