Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
कथं प्राप्तानि वस्त्राणि भूषणानि वराणि च । नूनमस्मद्गतेर्भ्रंशः खे जातो नाऽन्यथा भवेत्
kathaṃ prāptāni vastrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni varāṇi ca | nūnamasmadgaterbhraṃśaḥ khe jāto nā'nyathā bhavet
«كيف نلتم هذه الثياب الحسنة وهذه الحُليّ النفيسة؟ لا ريب أن مسارنا قد انحرف عن سبيله—لقد نشأت زلّة في حالنا؛ ولا يكون الأمر على غير ذلك.»
Brāhmaṇa/ascetic men (dvijottamāḥ)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A startled ascetic household beholds fine garments and ornaments; the speaker questions the sudden opulence, sensing a moral derailment and impending curse.
FAQs
Austerity requires vigilance; unexplained luxury prompts self-examination and concern for dharmic purity.
No tīrtha is named in this line; it remains within the larger tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
No explicit prescription; the discussion anticipates rules about acceptable gifts and conduct.