Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
स एवं लब्धलक्षोऽपि दस्युकर्मणि नित्यशः । कृत्वा चौर्यं पुपोषाथ निजमेव कुटुम्बकम्
sa evaṃ labdhalakṣo'pi dasyukarmaṇi nityaśaḥ | kṛtvā cauryaṃ pupoṣātha nijameva kuṭumbakam
Obwohl er bereits eine „Methode“ des Gewinns gefunden hatte, blieb er doch täglich beim Handwerk des Räubers; durch Diebstahl ernährte er nur seinen eigenen Haushalt.
Narrator (specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa-turned-thief in a village edge, counting stolen goods while his small household is fed; shadows and moral tension dominate the frame.
FAQs
Sustenance gained through adharma becomes a habit-chain; Purāṇic dharma insists livelihood must be righteous even under pressure.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the ethical backstory before the tīrtha-centered turning point.
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