Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
समं वर्त्तस्व कन्यासु मामकासु निशाकर । अन्यथा दोषभागी त्वं भविष्यसि न संशयः
samaṃ varttasva kanyāsu māmakāsu niśākara | anyathā doṣabhāgī tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ
ஓ நிசாகரா! என் மகள்களிடத்தில் சமமாக நடந்து கொள்; இல்லையெனில் நீ நிச்சயமாகக் குற்றப் பங்காளி ஆவாய்.
Prajāpati Dakṣa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dakṣa confronts Soma with a firm yet controlled gesture—hand raised in instruction—while Soma stands respectfully; the starry canopy emphasizes Soma’s domain and the gravity of the command to be equal.
FAQs
Samatā (equitable conduct) is dharma; persistent partiality turns into moral fault with inevitable consequence.
The command appears within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, a sacred-geography section praising Prabhāsa through dharmic history.
No ritual instruction; it is a prescriptive dharmic rule: equal treatment and avoidance of doṣa (fault).