Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यस्मिन्सा जायते हर्म्ये षण्मासाभ्यंतरे च तत् । करोति विभवैर्हीनं धनदस्याप्यसंशयम्
yasminsā jāyate harmye ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare ca tat | karoti vibhavairhīnaṃ dhanadasyāpyasaṃśayam
«Et le palais même où elle naît, en l’espace de six mois, elle le dépouille de toute prospérité—sans aucun doute, fût-il celui de Kubera, seigneur des richesses. »
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: the king (implied)
Scene: A grand mansion gradually losing its splendor: lamps dim, servants depart, granaries empty—an allegory of Lakshmi leaving; Kubera’s emblematic wealth shown as powerless.
FAQs
Material prosperity is fragile under adverse karma; dharma and right action are portrayed as the true protectors of well-being.
No holy site is named in this verse; it continues the omen-based narrative within the chapter.
None is stated.