Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
समौ मानापमानौ च स्वदेशे परिकेपि वा । यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि स यतिर्नेतरः स्मृतः
samau mānāpamānau ca svadeśe parikepi vā | yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi sa yatirnetaraḥ smṛtaḥ
Chỉ người ấy mới được ghi nhớ là bậc yati chân thật—không ai khác—người xem danh dự và nhục nhã như nhau, dù ở quê hương hay nơi xứ khác, và không hân hoan cũng chẳng oán ghét.
Unspecified (deduced: didactic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Listener: Brāhmaṇa interlocutor (vipra)
Scene: A wandering ascetic stands calm as villagers alternately garland him and mock him; his face remains serene, eyes half-closed, staff and waterpot in hand, suggesting inner steadiness beyond social waves.
FAQs
Spiritual maturity is shown by evenness in praise and blame; the yati is not swayed by social approval or contempt.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse excerpt.
No ritual act; it prescribes mental discipline—freedom from elation and hatred.
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