Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यस्मिन्सा जायते हर्म्ये षण्मासाभ्यंतरे च तत् । करोति विभवैर्हीनं धनदस्याप्यसंशयम्
yasminsā jāyate harmye ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare ca tat | karoti vibhavairhīnaṃ dhanadasyāpyasaṃśayam
„Und selbst das Herrenhaus, in dem sie geboren wird, macht sie binnen sechs Monaten aller Fülle und Wohlfahrt beraubt—ohne Zweifel, selbst wenn es Kubera, dem Herrn des Reichtums, gehörte.“
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: the king (implied)
Scene: A grand mansion gradually losing its splendor: lamps dim, servants depart, granaries empty—an allegory of Lakshmi leaving; Kubera’s emblematic wealth shown as powerless.
FAQs
Material prosperity is fragile under adverse karma; dharma and right action are portrayed as the true protectors of well-being.
No holy site is named in this verse; it continues the omen-based narrative within the chapter.
None is stated.