निगुर्णेष्वपि पुत्रेषु न माता निर्गुणा भवेत् । पादस्ते पततां पुत्र कथमेतत्तयोदितम्
nigurṇeṣvapi putreṣu na mātā nirguṇā bhavet | pādaste patatāṃ putra kathametattayoditam
“纵使儿子无德无功,母亲也不应失却德行。‘让你的脚落下吧,孩子’——她怎能说出这样的话?”
Sūrya (deduced as the father addressing Yama; the verse is paternal counsel)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder (father/authority) admonishes: a mother should not speak cruelly; the son stands with lowered head; the mother appears conflicted, anger cooling into regret.
Dharma is upheld by virtue, not by circumstance; parental roles carry ethical standards even amid conflict.
This counsel appears within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative of the Skanda Purana.
None; it is moral instruction within the māhātmya कथा.
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