Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे युध्यमानाः परस्परम् । कोलाहलं परं चक्रुर्बहुद्रव्यपरीप्सया
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve yudhyamānāḥ parasparam | kolāhalaṃ paraṃ cakrurbahudravyaparīpsayā
Aussitôt, tous ces brāhmaṇas, se battant les uns contre les autres, soulevèrent un immense tumulte, poussés par le désir d’acquérir de grandes richesses.
Śiva (deduced ongoing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A crowd of brāhmaṇas in Prabhāsa erupts into a noisy brawl, each lunging toward scattered valuables; dust, shouting, and frantic grasping dominate the scene.
FAQs
Greed (lobha) corrupts even the learned; true sanctity is preserved by restraint and right intention, especially in a tīrtha.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose Māhātmya includes moral exemplars showing how sacred space tests human conduct.
No explicit prescription; the implied instruction is to avoid quarrel and covetousness around dāna/dakṣiṇā and ritual contexts.