Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अहंकारेण संयुक्ताः परस्परजिगीषवः । तपसा विप्रयुक्ताश्च भोगसक्ता दिवानिशम्
ahaṃkāreṇa saṃyuktāḥ parasparajigīṣavaḥ | tapasā viprayuktāśca bhogasaktā divāniśam
«ពួកគេភ្ជាប់ដោយអហങ്കារ ប្រកួតប្រជែងដើម្បីឈ្នះគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក ឆ្ងាយពីតបស្យា ហើយជាប់ចិត្តនឹងភោគសុខទាំងថ្ងៃទាំងយប់—មនុស្សដូច្នេះត្រូវបានជំរុញដោយការប្រកួតប្រជែង មិនមែនដោយធម្មៈទេ»។
Indra (Purandara) (deduced from immediate context where he is addressed as Purandara in v.24)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two factions of ritualists compete in a sacrificial arena, measuring status; behind them, symbols of luxury and indulgence; a neglected ascetic fire (tapas) smolders faintly.
FAQs
Ego and competitive hostility corrode tapas; without restraint, even a holy setting cannot uplift the mind.
This verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the precise tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it gives a moral diagnosis—avoid ego, rivalry, and pleasure-seeking that weaken austerity.