Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102
गणाधिपत्यमपि मे जातं परिभवास्पदम् । विषदंता हि जायन्ते दुर्विनीतस्य सम्पदः
gaṇādhipatyamapi me jātaṃ paribhavāspadam | viṣadaṃtā hi jāyante durvinītasya sampadaḥ
ഗണങ്ങളുടെ അധിപത്യമെന്നതും എനിക്ക് അപമാനസ്ഥാനമായി. കാരണം ദുർവിനീതന്റെ സമ്പത്ത് വിഷദന്തങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയതുപോലെ ഹാനികരമായി ജനിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (context suggests a repentant figure reflecting on fallen prosperity)
Scene: A humbled former leader of gaṇas reflects on how his own lordship became a source of disgrace; prosperity is symbolized as a jeweled serpent whose fangs drip poison.
FAQs
Without discipline, even divine-like authority turns into disgrace; ungoverned prosperity bites back like venom.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is ethical instruction within a Śaiva narrative frame.
No ritual is stated; the implied prescription is vinaya (self-discipline) to make prosperity auspicious.