Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
देवस्वहरणश्चैव ब्रह्मस्वहरणस्तथा । स्वर्णस्तेय इति त्वेते लोभस्य तनयाः स्मृताः
devasvaharaṇaścaiva brahmasvaharaṇastathā | svarṇasteya iti tvete lobhasya tanayāḥ smṛtāḥ
Merampas milik para dewa, merampas milik para brahmana, dan mencuri emas—ketiganya dikenang sebagai putra-putra yang lahir dari Lobha (ketamakan).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
FAQs
Greed manifests as grave forms of theft, especially against sacred and learned communities, and is condemned as a root of major sin.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the passage is primarily ethical and doctrinal, later linking to the purifying force of Rudra-related recitation.
None directly in this verse; it sets up the later contrast between sin and the overpowering efficacy of Rudra-japa/Rudrādhyāya.