Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये विप्राः क्रूराः कुटिलगामिनः । दूषणा द्वेषिणस्तुच्छाः सर्वसंग्रहतत्पराः
asmingotre tu ye viprāḥ krūrāḥ kuṭilagāminaḥ | dūṣaṇā dveṣiṇastucchāḥ sarvasaṃgrahatatparāḥ
কিন্তু এই গোত্ৰত জন্মা যিসকল ব্ৰাহ্মণ নিষ্ঠুৰ, কুটিল পথে চলে; দোষ-অন্বেষী, দ্বেষী, তুচ্ছচিত্ত, আৰু কেৱল সৰ্বসঞ্চয়ত আসক্ত—তেওঁলোকৰ এই আচৰণ নিন্দিত।
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta-type purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A moral allegory: brāhmaṇas with sacred thread but darkened aura hoarding pots of grain/coins, pointing fingers in blame, while a straight-path ascetic walks a luminous path through the forest—showing contrast between ārjava and kutilatā.
FAQs
Cruelty, deceit, hatred, and greed destroy dharma; spiritual status is nullified by adharmic behavior.
No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse.
None; it is a moral critique aimed at reforming conduct.