Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
तत्र येऽपि हि युष्माकं मदा एव व्यवस्थिताः । यतस्ततोऽन्वयेऽप्येवं भविष्यति मदान्विताः
tatra ye'pi hi yuṣmākaṃ madā eva vyavasthitāḥ | yatastato'nvaye'pyevaṃ bhaviṣyati madānvitāḥ
« Et parmi vous, ceux qui ne demeurent établis que dans de tels orgueils—où qu’ils aillent, même dans leur lignée, il en sera ainsi : ils seront marqués par l’orgueil. »
Durvāsā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: Durvāsā points toward a line of descendants fading into the distance; above them, a dark cloud labeled ‘mada’ repeats from generation to generation, while a faint alternative path shows humility and charity as bright motifs.
FAQs
Unchecked pride becomes a repeating tendency that can shape one’s conduct and even influence descendants; dharma requires breaking that pattern through humility.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative by stressing inner purity alongside pilgrimage.
None; the verse gives a moral prognosis rather than a ritual instruction.