Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये विप्राः क्रूराः कुटिलगामिनः । दूषणा द्वेषिणस्तुच्छाः सर्वसंग्रहतत्पराः
asmingotre tu ye viprāḥ krūrāḥ kuṭilagāminaḥ | dūṣaṇā dveṣiṇastucchāḥ sarvasaṃgrahatatparāḥ
Doch jene in diesem Gotra geborenen Brāhmaṇas, die grausam sind, auf krummen Wegen gehen, tadelsüchtig und hasserfüllt, kleinmütig und nur aufs Horten bedacht—ein solches Verhalten wird verurteilt.
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.