Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
धनधान्यसमृद्धोऽपि लुब्धो भ्रमति भूतले । अतीव कोपनो विप्रो वेदपाठविवर्जितः
dhanadhānyasamṛddho'pi lubdho bhramati bhūtale | atīva kopano vipro vedapāṭhavivarjitaḥ
धनधान्याने समृद्ध असूनही तो लोभामुळे भूमीवर भटकत असे। तो ब्राह्मण अत्यंत क्रोधी होता आणि वेदपाठापासून वंचित होता।
Unspecified (narrative voice describing a brāhmaṇa’s conduct)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A well-fed brāhmaṇa with full granaries wanders dusty roads, face tense with anger, Vedic manuscripts absent; villagers look on with unease as his wealth contrasts with his conduct.
FAQs
Wealth without discipline breeds greed and anger; neglect of svādhyāya (Vedic study) is portrayed as a fall from dharma.
The setting remains the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Implicitly, the duty of veda-pāṭha (Vedic recitation/study) is upheld by criticizing its absence.