Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
अनेन कर्मणा तुभ्यं तपो यास्य ति संक्षयम् । चौर्यकर्मप्रवृत्तस्य ब्राह्मणैर्गर्हितस्य च
anena karmaṇā tubhyaṃ tapo yāsya ti saṃkṣayam | cauryakarmapravṛttasya brāhmaṇairgarhitasya ca
„Durch diese Tat wird deine Askese zugrunde gehen; wer sich dem Diebstahl hingibt, wird von den Brahmanen getadelt.“
Likhita
Scene: A stern brāhmaṇa admonishes a penitent figure; the aura of tapas (ascetic glow) is shown fading as the act of theft is recalled; onlookers embody communal censure.
FAQs
Tapas is protected by ethical purity; adharma like theft erodes spiritual merit and social-religious standing.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the moral framework often taught through tīrtha narratives.
No explicit rite; it states a moral consequence (tapas-kṣaya) for theft.