Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चिरं ध्यात्वा पितामहः । अब्रवीच्च दरिद्रं तं छिद्रार्थं धनिना मिह
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ciraṃ dhyātvā pitāmahaḥ | abravīcca daridraṃ taṃ chidrārthaṃ dhaninā miha
তাৰ বাক্য শুনি পিতামহ ব্ৰহ্মাই বহুক্ষণ ধ্যান কৰিলে। তাৰ পাছত সেই দৰিদ্ৰজনক ক’লে—“ইয়াত ধনৱন্তসকলৰ ছিদ্ৰ, অৰ্থাৎ দুৰ্বল স্থান সৃষ্টি হোৱাৰ উপায় কোৱা হ’ল।”
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
Scene: Brahmā, the Grandsire, pauses in deep contemplation after hearing a poor man’s plea, then begins to reveal a secret list of the wealthy’s weak points—an almost satirical yet instructive counsel scene.
FAQs
Even worldly prosperity has ‘weak points’; dharma requires vigilance and reflection before acting.
The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame, but this particular line focuses on moral instruction rather than naming a tīrtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces an explanation of causes (chidra) that later lead to remedial practices.