Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
यथैवैधः समुत्थेन वह्निना नाशमृच्छति । तथाऽकृतात्मा लोबेन स्वोत्पन्नेन विनश्यति
yathaivaidhaḥ samutthena vahninā nāśamṛcchati | tathā'kṛtātmā lobena svotpannena vinaśyati
كما أن الحطبَ يهلك بالنار التي تنشأ من الحطب نفسه، كذلك يهلك غيرُ المنضبطِ نفسُه بطمعٍ (lobha) يولد من داخله.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A bundle of firewood ignites from within; flames rise and consume it. Parallel panel: a person with a small flame at the heart labeled ‘lobha’ that grows and darkens the aura, while a disciplined yogin keeps a lamp steady and contained.
FAQs
Greed is self-generated and self-destructive; without self-discipline it burns one’s life like fire consumes its fuel.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a moral instruction.
No explicit rite; the guidance is cultivating self-control to prevent inner greed.