Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
जामातॄणां स्वभावोयं प्रायशो गर्वभाजनम् । किंचिदैश्वयर्मासाद्य भवत्येव न संशयः
jāmātṝṇāṃ svabhāvoyaṃ prāyaśo garvabhājanam | kiṃcidaiśvayarmāsādya bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
دامادوں کی یہ فطرت اکثر ہوتی ہے کہ وہ غرور کے برتن بن جاتے ہیں۔ ذرا سی بھی خوش حالی مل جائے تو تکبر ضرور ابھرتا ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Unspecified character (continuing narrative speaker; not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A domestic-court scene: a young son-in-law adorned slightly better than before, chin raised; elders exchange knowing looks; the moral undertone is gentle satire.
FAQs
Even small gains in wealth or status can inflate ego; the verse urges vigilance and humility within household relationships.
Kāśī is the overarching setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse is social-ethical commentary rather than a tīrtha eulogy.
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