Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
अशास्त्रवर्तिनो भूपाल्लुब्धात्कृत्वा प्रतिग्रहम् । ब्राह्मणः सान्वयो याति नरकानेकविंशतिम्
aśāstravartino bhūpāllubdhātkṛtvā pratigraham | brāhmaṇaḥ sānvayo yāti narakānekaviṃśatim
Si un brāhmaṇa reçoit des dons d’un roi cupide qui ne se conforme pas au śāstra, lui—avec sa lignée—s’en va vers vingt et un enfers.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a greedy king offers a heavy gift; a brāhmaṇa hesitates; behind them, a shadowy vision of narakas as a cautionary backdrop.
FAQs
Charity and patronage must be ethically sourced; unrighteous wealth harms both recipient and lineage.
The verse belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s conduct-teachings; it is not a localized tīrtha praise.
Avoid accepting gifts (pratigraha) from greedy rulers who do not follow śāstra.