Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
धर्मं करोतु दंभेन राजानं चोपसेवताम् । मधुमांसं सदाश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः
dharmaṃ karotu daṃbhena rājānaṃ copasevatām | madhumāṃsaṃ sadāśnātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ
«Que celui qui vole les tiges de lotus accomplisse le “dharma” avec hypocrisie, qu’il serve les rois par intérêt, et qu’il mange sans cesse miel et viande.»
Kaśyapa (continuing the oath/curse sequence)
Type: kund
Scene: A lotus-pond near a shrine; a man secretly cutting lotus-stalks while wearing a pious mark; in the background, he flatters a king for reward and feasts on rich fare—contrasted with a serene ascetic by the water.
FAQs
Adharma can masquerade as dharma; theft is shown to breed hypocrisy and worldly compromise.
It is within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the excerpt does not name the location.
None; it is a moral pronouncement about karmic/social degradation following theft.