Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
स एवं लब्धलक्षोऽपि दस्युकर्मणि नित्यशः । कृत्वा चौर्यं पुपोषाथ निजमेव कुटुम्बकम्
sa evaṃ labdhalakṣo'pi dasyukarmaṇi nityaśaḥ | kṛtvā cauryaṃ pupoṣātha nijameva kuṭumbakam
Bien qu’il eût trouvé un « moyen » de profit, il s’adonnait chaque jour au métier de brigand ; par le vol, il n’entretenait que sa propre maisonnée.
Narrator (specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa-turned-thief in a village edge, counting stolen goods while his small household is fed; shadows and moral tension dominate the frame.
FAQs
Sustenance gained through adharma becomes a habit-chain; Purāṇic dharma insists livelihood must be righteous even under pressure.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the ethical backstory before the tīrtha-centered turning point.
None.