Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
विवर्धिषति यो नीचः परासूयां समुद्वहन् । दूरे तद्वृद्धिवार्ताऽस्तां प्राग्वृद्धेरपि संशयः
vivardhiṣati yo nīcaḥ parāsūyāṃ samudvahan | dūre tadvṛddhivārtā'stāṃ prāgvṛddherapi saṃśayaḥ
जो नीच जन दूसरों से ईर्ष्या ढोते हुए बढ़ना चाहता है, उसकी ‘समृद्धि’ की बात तो दूर—आरंभ से ही उसकी वृद्धि संदिग्ध है।
Vyāsa (narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A low-minded figure attempts to climb upward while carrying a heavy, dark bundle labeled ‘envy’; the ascent falters, suggesting doubtful growth.
FAQs
Envy corrodes merit and stability; growth grounded in jealousy is self-defeating and cannot endure.
None directly; the verse is a general dharmic maxim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None.