Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
अथवा वणिजः शूरा मदमायाविमोहिताः । मदाज्ञां न प्रकुर्वंति मन्यंते वा न ते जनाः
athavā vaṇijaḥ śūrā madamāyāvimohitāḥ | madājñāṃ na prakurvaṃti manyaṃte vā na te janāḥ
ឬមិនដូច្នោះទេ ពួកពាណិជ្ជករអ្នកក្លាហាន ដែលត្រូវមោហៈដោយស្រវឹង និងមាយា-ល្បិចកល អាចមិនអនុវត្តតាមបញ្ជារបស់ខ្ញុំ; ឬមនុស្សទាំងនោះអាចមិនទទួលស្គាល់វាសោះ។
Rāmadeva (Śrī Rāma)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: the addressed community (implied dvijas/attendants)
Scene: A cautionary tableau: confident traders with goods and ledgers, some shown intoxicated or whispering deceitfully, contrasted with the dharmic assembly maintaining ordinance in the forest.
FAQs
Mada (pride/intoxication) and māyā (deceptive delusion) lead people to disregard righteous authority and dharma.
The verse continues the Dharmāraṇya setting, emphasizing it as a place where dharma must be protected when society falters.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on moral vigilance and adherence to a dhārmic injunction.