Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
ततोहं गृहपो भूयां बांधवो ह्यपि बांधवम् । स्नुषापि वेत्ति चित्तेन यदि श्वश्रूः क्षयं व्रजेत्
tatohaṃ gṛhapo bhūyāṃ bāṃdhavo hyapi bāṃdhavam | snuṣāpi vetti cittena yadi śvaśrūḥ kṣayaṃ vrajet
แล้วเขาคิดว่า “ขอให้ข้าได้เป็นเจ้าบ้านเถิด” แม้ญาติก็ยังวางกลต่อญาติ หากแม่ผัวสิ้นไป ลูกสะใภ้ก็รู้ในใจ (และคำนวณวางแผน)
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A household interior: relatives whispering, eyes narrowed; a daughter-in-law watching an elder with concealed intent; outside, pilgrims move toward a tīrtha as an alternative path.
FAQs
Kali drives greed and rivalry even within families; dharma requires contentment, gratitude, and protection of kinship bonds.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse.
No ritual is stated; the focus is ethical degeneration.