Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
दुर्विनीतः श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव च । न तिष्ठति चिरं युद्धे यथाहं मदगर्वितः
durvinītaḥ śriyaṃ prāpya vidyāmaiśvaryameva ca | na tiṣṭhati ciraṃ yuddhe yathāhaṃ madagarvitaḥ
Celui qui manque de discipline, fût-il parvenu à la prospérité, au savoir et à la souveraineté, ne tient pas longtemps au combat—ainsi moi, enivré d’orgueil.
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Viśvāmitra speaks with sober clarity, gesturing toward himself as an example; Vasiṣṭha listens, embodying composed wisdom; the scene feels like a moral lesson rather than action.
FAQs
Prosperity and learning without self-discipline lead to downfall; pride destroys stability.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as a moral reflection within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None; the prescription is internal—cultivating vinaya (discipline).