Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
अन्ये परस्परं जघ्नुर्मुष्टिभिश्चरणैस्तथा । एवं तत्र तदा क्षिप्तं यद्द्रव्यं नारदेन तु
anye parasparaṃ jaghnurmuṣṭibhiścaraṇaistathā | evaṃ tatra tadā kṣiptaṃ yaddravyaṃ nāradena tu
وآخرون كانوا يضرب بعضُهم بعضًا بالقبضات والأقدام. وهكذا فإن المال الذي ألقاه نارادا هناك في ذلك الحين أفضى إلى مثل هذا المشهد.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Men strike with fists and feet around a spot where Nārada has thrown wealth; Nārada stands apart as the unseen/implicit instigator, the scene spiraling into chaos.
FAQs
Wealth can become a cause of violence when desire and envy overpower restraint; charity must be guided by discernment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the narrative leading to Kalakaleśvara’s māhātmya.
Dana (giving/wealth-distribution) is implied, shown here in a problematic form that triggers quarrel.