Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
चत्वार्येतानि कृत्यानि मयोक्तानि च तानि ते । यथा तानि प्रकृत्यानि लोकद्वयमभीप्सता
catvāryetāni kṛtyāni mayoktāni ca tāni te | yathā tāni prakṛtyāni lokadvayamabhīpsatā
இந்த நான்கு கடமைகளையும் நான் உனக்குச் சொன்னேன்; இவ்வுலகமும் மறுவுலகமும்—இரண்டிலும் நலன் நாடுபவன் அவற்றைத் தன் இயல்புபோல் நித்தம் கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும்।
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Scene: A sage instructs an attentive assembly, emphasizing four essential duties; the atmosphere is calm, didactic, and solemn, with palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual implements nearby.
FAQs
Dharma must become habitual: consistent practice of core duties secures well-being in both worldly life and the afterlife.
No specific site is named; it summarizes dharma teaching within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
It points back to the four ‘fruits’/duties described (Vedic practice such as Agnihotra, virtuous conduct, dharmic household life, and charity with righteous enjoyment of wealth).