Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99
भवति स्पर्शनात्तस्य किमेतेन कृतामलम् । यथा दुर्जनसंसर्गात्सुजनो याति लाघवम्
bhavati sparśanāttasya kimetena kṛtāmalam | yathā durjanasaṃsargātsujano yāti lāghavam
അവന്റെ സ്പർശം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ ആകുന്നു—അപ്പോൾ അവൻ വരുത്തിയ മലിനത എത്രയാകും! ദുഷ്ടരുടെ സംഗതിയാൽ സജ്ജനനും താഴ്ന്നുപോകുന്നതുപോലെ.
Narrator
Scene: A reflective didactic tableau: a virtuous person shown being pulled down by proximity to a wicked companion, contrasted with a serene figure choosing holy company—visualizing the proverb-like simile.
FAQs
Company influences destiny; avoiding the wicked and seeking the virtuous is a core dharmic safeguard.
None directly; it is a general dharma teaching embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it recommends ethical discernment in association rather than a formal rite.