Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
अब्रह्मण्यो महानीचः कीनाशो जनदूषितः । द्वयोरेकां यदा वक्त्रे सदा चैव करोम्यहम्
abrahmaṇyo mahānīcaḥ kīnāśo janadūṣitaḥ | dvayorekāṃ yadā vaktre sadā caiva karomyaham
هو معادٍ للبراهمة، شديد الدناءة، بخيلٌ خسيس، مُدنِّسٌ بين الناس. وكلما وُجد شيئان، جعلتُهما دائمًا واحدًا في فمه (أي أُنقِص نصيبه على الدوام).
Puṣpa (continuation)
Scene: A moralizing vignette: a base, miserly man is shown eating while an unseen divine force ‘reduces’ his portion—two morsels become one—symbolizing karmic diminution; onlookers recoil at his defiling presence.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma strongly critiques social corruption and hostility to sacred duty, presenting ethical character as spiritually consequential.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is ethical characterization within a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it describes moral faults and a recurring outcome (‘two become one’) as part of the story’s setup.