Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 81
द्विजा अनेन मित्रं स्वं प्रसुप्तं निशि घातितम् । विश्वस्तं धनलोभेन को दण्डोऽस्य भविष्यति
dvijā anena mitraṃ svaṃ prasuptaṃ niśi ghātitam | viśvastaṃ dhanalobhena ko daṇḍo'sya bhaviṣyati
তেওঁলোকে ক’লে: “হে দ্বিজ মুনিসকল! এই মানুহে ধনৰ লোভত নিজৰেই মিত্ৰক—বিশ্বাস কৰি নিশাত শুই থকা অৱস্থাত—বধ কৰিলে। ইয়াৰ কি দণ্ড হ’ব?”
Yamakiṅkaras (addressing the council of sages/munis)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama’s messengers address an assembly of twice-born sages, describing a night-time killing of a sleeping, trusting friend for wealth; the accused stands restrained, head lowered.
FAQs
Greed that violates trust and friendship leads to grave sin; dharma demands loyalty, non-violence, and self-restraint.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of an ethical-judicial narrative in Yama’s domain.
None directly; the implied dharma is to renounce greed and protect those who trust you.
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