Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
एवं कृते तव श्रेयो भविष्यति च सद्यशः । इह लोके परे चैव तस्मात्कुरु मयोदितम्
evaṃ kṛte tava śreyo bhaviṣyati ca sadyaśaḥ | iha loke pare caiva tasmātkuru mayoditam
“اگر ایسا کیا گیا تو تمہارے لیے بھلائی اور فوری شہرت ہوگی—اس دنیا میں بھی اور اگلے جہان میں بھی۔ لہٰذا جیسا میں کہتا ہوں ویسا ہی کرو۔”
Bhūpati (the king)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king presses his case, promising Jamadagni welfare and fame here and hereafter; Jamadagni’s calm face suggests discernment; the cow stands as silent witness.
FAQs
Dharma is not determined by promises of fame; righteousness requires discerning what is permissible and sacred.
Not named in this verse; it functions within a broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.
None; it is rhetorical persuasion rather than a religious injunction.