Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
अब्रह्मण्यो महानीचः कीनाशो जनदूषितः । द्वयोरेकां यदा वक्त्रे सदा चैव करोम्यहम्
abrahmaṇyo mahānīcaḥ kīnāśo janadūṣitaḥ | dvayorekāṃ yadā vaktre sadā caiva karomyaham
Er ist den Brāhmaṇas feind, überaus nieder, ein elender Geizhals, ein Verderber unter den Menschen. Und wann immer es zwei (Anteile) gibt, mache ich sie in seinem Mund stets zu einem (das heißt: ich mindere fortwährend seinen Anteil).
Puṣpa (continuation)
Scene: A moralizing vignette: a base, miserly man is shown eating while an unseen divine force ‘reduces’ his portion—two morsels become one—symbolizing karmic diminution; onlookers recoil at his defiling presence.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma strongly critiques social corruption and hostility to sacred duty, presenting ethical character as spiritually consequential.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is ethical characterization within a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it describes moral faults and a recurring outcome (‘two become one’) as part of the story’s setup.