Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
मम स्याद्गृह ऐश्वर्यं तत्सर्वं नान्यथा व्रजेत् । काव्यैरुपहता वेदाः पुत्रा जामातृकैस्तथा
mama syādgṛha aiśvaryaṃ tatsarvaṃ nānyathā vrajet | kāvyairupahatā vedāḥ putrā jāmātṛkaistathā
« Que la prospérité de la maison soit mienne ; que tout cela n’aille pas autrement. » Les Veda sont blessés par la seule ostentation poétique, et les fils, de même, se laissent mener par les gendres et les liens du monde.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A household scene where a person clutches symbols of prosperity while, in the background, a Vedic manuscript appears ‘scarred’ by ornate poetic scrolls; family ties (sons/sons-in-law) tug the figure in different directions, suggesting dharma pulled by worldly claims.
FAQs
Kali fosters possessiveness and the eclipse of Vedic dharma by superficial culture; one should restore life to scripture through right practice and humility.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kali-era diagnosis within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
No explicit ritual instruction is present.