Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य परवित्तापहारकः । अलक्षद्ब्राह्मणस्तच्च दुःशीलाख्यो व्यचिंतयत्
kasyacittvatha kālasya paravittāpahārakaḥ | alakṣadbrāhmaṇastacca duḥśīlākhyo vyaciṃtayat
Pada suatu waktu, seorang perampas harta orang lain—seorang brāhmaṇa bernama Duḥśīla—menyadari hal itu dan mulai menyusun siasat.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: A lean brāhmaṇa with sharp eyes (Duḥśīla) watches from the side as the hoarder guards his chest; the thief’s face shows calculation, fingers subtly counting possibilities.
FAQs
Adharma attracts adharma: greed and hoarding invite criminals and misfortune, as moral causality unfolds.
The verse continues the tīrtha-framed narrative; the site is not named in this line.
None; it introduces an antagonist and his intent.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.