ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे युध्यमानाः परस्परम् । कोलाहलं परं चक्रुर्बहुद्रव्यपरीप्सया
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve yudhyamānāḥ parasparam | kolāhalaṃ paraṃ cakrurbahudravyaparīpsayā
അനന്തരം ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും പരസ്പരം യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു, ധാരാളം ധനം നേടാനുള്ള ലാലസയാൽ മഹാ കോലാഹലം ഉയർത്തി।
Śiva (deduced ongoing narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A crowd of brāhmaṇas in Prabhāsa erupts into a noisy brawl, each lunging toward scattered valuables; dust, shouting, and frantic grasping dominate the scene.
Greed (lobha) corrupts even the learned; true sanctity is preserved by restraint and right intention, especially in a tīrtha.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose Māhātmya includes moral exemplars showing how sacred space tests human conduct.
No explicit prescription; the implied instruction is to avoid quarrel and covetousness around dāna/dakṣiṇā and ritual contexts.