Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
स्त्रीविप्रगुरुदेवानां वित्तं चाश्नंति ये नराः । संदंशैरपि कृष्यंते तत्र तप्तैः समंततः
strīvipragurudevānāṃ vittaṃ cāśnaṃti ye narāḥ | saṃdaṃśairapi kṛṣyaṃte tatra taptaiḥ samaṃtataḥ
Mereka yang memakan atau merampas harta perempuan, para Brāhmaṇa, para guru, atau para dewa, di sana diseret dari segala sisi dengan penjepit yang membara merah.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Listener: Brāhmaṇa interlocutor
Scene: In Ākarṣa hell, sinners who seized protected wealth are dragged from all sides by glowing red-hot tongs; multiple attendants pull simultaneously, bodies stretched, the tongs blazing like coals.
FAQs
Misappropriating the wealth of the vulnerable and the sacred (guru, Brāhmaṇa, deity/temple) is a grave adharma with severe consequences.
No particular tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on dharma and karmic result.
No explicit ritual is given; the implied dharma is honest livelihood, restitution, and respectful support of guru, Brāhmaṇas, and deities.