Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
आनर्त उवाच । अत्याश्चर्यमिदं ब्रह्मन्यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् । यल्लक्ष्मीस्तस्य सन्नष्टा चूर्णपत्रस्य भक्षणात्
ānarta uvāca | atyāścaryamidaṃ brahmanyattvayā parikīrtitam | yallakṣmīstasya sannaṣṭā cūrṇapatrasya bhakṣaṇāt
આનર્ત બોલ્યો—હે બ્રાહ્મણ! તમે જે વર્ણન કર્યું તે અતિ આશ્ચર્યજનક છે; ચૂર્ણિત પાનના મિશ્રણને ચાવવાથી તેની લક્ષ્મી નષ્ટ થઈ ગઈ.
Ānarta
Listener: Brāhmaṇa (contextually Viśvāmitra in the surrounding passage)
Scene: A king of Ānarta, astonished, questions a brāhmaṇa-sage about the sudden destruction of prosperity caused by chewing a powdered leaf-mixture; courtly setting with ritual objects and betel paraphernalia hinted subtly.
FAQs
Small acts done improperly can have large karmic consequences; hence dharma emphasizes mindfulness and purity.
The conversation occurs within the Śaṃkhatīrtha-māhātmya context.
Not a prescription here; it raises the issue that leads to explaining prāyaścitta and proper practice.
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