Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
पृच्छामि पोष्यवर्गं च युष्मद्वाक्यं विशेषतः । यदि तत्पातकांशं मे ग्रहीष्यति कुटुम्बकम् । तद्युष्माकं ग्रहीष्यामि यत्किंचित्पार्श्वसंस्थितम्
pṛcchāmi poṣyavargaṃ ca yuṣmadvākyaṃ viśeṣataḥ | yadi tatpātakāṃśaṃ me grahīṣyati kuṭumbakam | tadyuṣmākaṃ grahīṣyāmi yatkiṃcitpārśvasaṃsthitam
ខ្ញុំនឹងសួរអ្នកពឹងផ្អែករបស់ខ្ញុំ ហើយពិសេសនឹងពិនិត្យពាក្យរបស់អ្នកឲ្យច្បាស់។ បើគ្រួសារខ្ញុំនឹងទទួលយកភាគមួយនៃបាបរបស់ខ្ញុំ នោះខ្ញុំនឹងយកអ្វីៗរបស់អ្នកដែលដាក់នៅជិតខាង។
Caurā (the thief)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The thief points toward his household/servants, proposing a ‘test’; one hand reaches toward sages’ belongings nearby—showing lingering greed; sages remain vigilant and compassionate.
FAQs
One cannot justify adharma by claiming it is for family; true responsibility requires honest inquiry and willingness to renounce sin.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter’s moral narrative.
None; it concerns ethical decision-making about theft and karmic sharing.
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