Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
विवर्धिषति यो नीचः परासूयां समुद्वहन् । दूरे तद्वृद्धिवार्ताऽस्तां प्राग्वृद्धेरपि संशयः
vivardhiṣati yo nīcaḥ parāsūyāṃ samudvahan | dūre tadvṛddhivārtā'stāṃ prāgvṛddherapi saṃśayaḥ
മറ്റുള്ളവരോടുള്ള അസൂയ ചുമന്ന് ഉയരാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന നീചനു ‘സമൃദ്ധി’ എന്ന വാക്ക് ദൂരമേ; തുടക്കത്തിൽ തന്നെ അവന്റെ വളർച്ച സംശയകരമാണ്.
Vyāsa (narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A low-minded figure attempts to climb upward while carrying a heavy, dark bundle labeled ‘envy’; the ascent falters, suggesting doubtful growth.
FAQs
Envy corrodes merit and stability; growth grounded in jealousy is self-defeating and cannot endure.
None directly; the verse is a general dharmic maxim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None.