Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
अस्मिन्गोत्रे भवा विप्रा दुष्टाः कुटिलगामिनः । धनिनो धर्मनिष्ठाश्च वेदवेदांगपारगाः
asmingotre bhavā viprā duṣṭāḥ kuṭilagāminaḥ | dhanino dharmaniṣṭhāśca vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ
ក្នុងគោត្រនេះ មានព្រហ្មណ៍ខ្លះអាក្រក់ និងប្រព្រឹត្តក្បត់កោង; ទោះយ៉ាងណា ក៏មានអ្នកមានទ្រព្យ មាំមួនក្នុងធម៌ និងឈានដល់វេទៈជាមួយវេទាង្គផងដែរ។
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Scene: Contrasting figures within one lineage: one brāhmaṇa with sharp, furtive expression and crooked posture; another serene, dharma-steady scholar; symbols of wealth and Vedic learning appear together to show tension between knowledge and character.
FAQs
Lineage and learning do not automatically guarantee virtue; dharma requires integrity of conduct.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is an ethical observation within a lineage discussion.
None directly; it references Veda/Vedāṅga mastery and dharma-niṣṭhā as ideals.