Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
ततस्तद्गोधनं गृह्य प्रस्थितौ हृष्टमानसौ । त्रितस्तु पतितस्तत्र कूपे जलविवर्जिते
tatastadgodhanaṃ gṛhya prasthitau hṛṣṭamānasau | tritastu patitastatra kūpe jalavivarjite
Alors, emportant cette richesse de bétail, tous deux se mirent en route, le cœur réjoui. Mais Trita gisait là, tombé dans un puits privé d’eau.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: अन्धकूप (त्रित-परित्याग-स्थल)
Type: kund
Listener: देवि
Scene: द्वौ भ्रातरौ गोधनं नयतः, मुखे हर्षः; पृष्ठतः कूप-गह्वरे त्रितः पतितः, धूलि-लिप्तः, अन्धकारे; दूरं मार्गः समुद्र-तट-प्रभास-परिसर-आभासः
FAQs
Unjust gain brings momentary joy but deepens sin; the righteous may suffer outwardly yet retain inner dharma that ultimately prevails.
The Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context frames the tale within the sanctified region of Prabhāsa.
None directly; the verse contrasts wrongful taking of godhana with the dharmic giving of wealth in yajña.