Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
भवन्त्येतानि सर्वाणि लुब्धानामकृतात्मनाम् । सुमहां त्यपि सास्त्राणि धारयंति बहुश्रुताः
bhavantyetāni sarvāṇi lubdhānāmakṛtātmanām | sumahāṃ tyapi sāstrāṇi dhārayaṃti bahuśrutāḥ
Segala cela itu timbul pada orang yang tamak dan belum memurnikan diri. Bahkan yang banyak mendengar ajaran dan mampu menghafal kitab-kitab yang luas pun masih boleh terjerumus ke dalamnya.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A learned reciter holding palm-leaf manuscripts, surrounded by scriptures, while a shadowy figure of greed coils around his heart; the contrast between outer scholarship and inner impurity is foregrounded.
FAQs
Learning alone does not purify; without self-discipline, greed still produces moral collapse.
No site is mentioned in this verse.
None; the emphasis is on ethical transformation rather than ritual performance.