Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
अविक्रेयान् विक्रयन् वै विकटाक्षो भवेन्नरः । अयोनिगो वृको हि स्यादुलूकः क्रयवञ्चनात्
avikreyān vikrayan vai vikaṭākṣo bhavennaraḥ | ayonigo vṛko hi syādulūkaḥ krayavañcanāt
जे अविक्रेय वस्तू विकतो तो मनुष्य विकट/विकृत नेत्रांचा होतो. जो अयोग्य रीतीने स्त्रियांकडे जातो तो लांडगा होतो; आणि जो खरेदी-विक्रीत फसवणूक करतो तो घुबड होतो.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a king)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) milieu (contextual)
Type: river
Scene: A bustling bazaar near a ghāṭa: a merchant selling forbidden goods; another cheating with weights; a figure pursuing a woman unlawfully; karmic overlays show distorted eyes, a wolf silhouette, and an owl perched above the stall.
FAQs
Dharma governs livelihood: unethical trade, sexual misconduct, and deception ripen into painful karmic results and lower rebirth.
The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa, connected with the sanctity of Revā (Narmadā) region, though this verse itself teaches general dharma rather than praising a single tīrtha.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the focus is ethical restraint in commerce and conduct.