Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
यत्कृत्वाहमकृत्यानि चौर्यादीनि सहस्रशः । पुष्टिं करोमि ते नित्यस् तद्भागस्तेऽस्ति वा न वा
yatkṛtvāhamakṛtyāni cauryādīni sahasraśaḥ | puṣṭiṃ karomi te nityas tadbhāgaste'sti vā na vā
„Indem ich verbotene Taten — wie Diebstahl — tausendfach begehe, verschaffe ich dir täglich den Lebensunterhalt. Sage mir: Hast du Anteil an diesem Karma, oder nicht?“
Son (confessing and questioning)
Scene: The son confesses with downcast eyes, hands open in admission; the father listens gravely. Symbolic imagery: a shadowy figure stealing in the background vignette, contrasted with a simple meal offered at home—showing the moral cost of sustenance gained by sin.
FAQs
Even if others are maintained by one’s wrongful earnings, the moral question of karmic share must be examined—dharma demands clarity about responsibility.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse; the teaching is ethical and karmic within the broader Mahātmya frame.
None; the verse is a confession and a question about karmic participation.