Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
श्मशानमपि सेवंते धनलुब्धा निशागमे । जनेतारमपि त्यक्त्वा नित्यं यांति सुदूरतः
śmaśānamapi sevaṃte dhanalubdhā niśāgame | janetāramapi tyaktvā nityaṃ yāṃti sudūrataḥ
ധനലോഭികൾ രാത്രിയിൽ ശ്മശാനത്തേക്കും പോകുന്നു. ഉപകാരിയെ പോലും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അവർ നിത്യവും ദൂരദൂരങ്ങളിലേക്ക് (ലാഭാർത്ഥം) പോകുന്നു.
Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Śmaśāna (as motif rather than named tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nighttime cremation ground: pyres glowing, jackals at a distance, a greedy figure sneaking among ashes searching for valuables; in contrast, a lonely benefactor left behind on a road, hands outstretched in disbelief.
FAQs
Greed drives people to transgress fear and gratitude, even to impure places and disloyal actions.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None; the verse is descriptive and cautionary.