Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
सिंहस्थे च गुरौ भद्रे संप्राप्ता सौभगं महत् । किन्तु दुर्जनसंसर्गाद्दग्धा पापाग्निना भृशम्
siṃhasthe ca gurau bhadre saṃprāptā saubhagaṃ mahat | kintu durjanasaṃsargāddagdhā pāpāgninā bhṛśam
हे भद्रे! सिंहस्थ में गुरु के स्थित होने पर उसे महान सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ; परंतु दुर्जनों के संग से वह पापाग्नि द्वारा अत्यन्त दग्ध हो गई।
Nārada
Tirtha: Siṃhastha (Kumbha context) / Gautamī implied
Type: kshetra
Scene: A river-goddess figure (Gautamī implied) once radiant under an auspicious zodiacal sky with Jupiter in Leo, later shown scorched/dimmed by smoky ‘pāpa-fire’ arising from shadowy wicked companions—an allegory of moral contagion.
FAQs
Worldly and spiritual fortune is protected by good company (sat-saṅga); association with the wicked destroys merit like a consuming fire.
The immediate verse is moral/illustrative; within the broader passage it supports the sanctity-centered narrative around Dvārakā.
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—avoid durjana-saṃsarga (harmful company).