Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
स शून्यमाश्रमं प्राप्य लिखितस्य महात्मनः । आत्मीयानीति मन्वानः फलानि जगृहे ततः
sa śūnyamāśramaṃ prāpya likhitasya mahātmanaḥ | ātmīyānīti manvānaḥ phalāni jagṛhe tataḥ
Parvenu à l’ermitage du magnanime Likhita et le trouvant désert, il se dit : «C’est comme si c’était à moi», puis il prit les fruits.
Brahmin sages
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet forest hermitage stands empty; Śaṅkha, travel-worn, reaches toward a basket/tree of ripe fruits, his face showing rationalization as he gathers them.
FAQs
Dharma emphasizes consent and right conduct; even small acts like taking fruit can carry moral weight when done without permission.
Śaṅkhatīrtha indirectly—this ethical turning point forms part of the tīrtha’s foundational narrative.
None; the verse narrates an action that sets up later consequences and the tīrtha’s emergence/importance.