Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
करजैः करजच्छेदं विवर्जयेच्छुभाय तु । यदायत्यां त्यजेत्तन्न कुर्यात्कर्म प्रयत्नतः
karajaiḥ karajacchedaṃ vivarjayecchubhāya tu | yadāyatyāṃ tyajettanna kuryātkarma prayatnataḥ
शुभाय करजैः करजच्छेदं विवर्जयेत्। यत् पश्चाद् आयत्यां त्यजेत्, तत्कर्म प्रयत्नतोऽपि न कुर्यात्॥
Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)
Scene: A pilgrim trims nails properly with a small implement, seated neatly; above/behind, a symbolic ‘mirror of conscience’ motif—an elder or inner-voice figure indicating restraint before action.
FAQs
Auspicious life is built by mindful habits and refusing actions that conscience will later reject.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is general ethical instruction.
A rule of auspicious personal grooming (avoid tearing nails) and a broader vow-like restraint against regrettable actions.