Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94
वित्तलोभात्प्रदास्यंति कुत्सिताय नराः सुताम् । कन्यकाः प्रसविष्यंति कन्यकाः सुरतोत्सुकाः
vittalobhātpradāsyaṃti kutsitāya narāḥ sutām | kanyakāḥ prasaviṣyaṃti kanyakāḥ suratotsukāḥ
ধনলোভে পুরুষেরা অযোগ্যকে কন্যা দান করবে। কামাসক্ত কন্যারা অবিবাহিত অবস্থাতেই সন্তান প্রসব করবে।
Bṛhaspati
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wedding scene where coins outweigh blessings; an unworthy groom is chosen for wealth; young girls appear anxious; the sacred fire is dim, suggesting ritual hollowing.
FAQs
Greed distorts dharma: when wealth becomes the motive, social and personal conduct collapses.
No particular tirtha is mentioned in this verse; it appears within a Mahatmya chapter describing yuga-conditions.
None; it describes adharma arising from vitta-lobha (greed for wealth).
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