Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
दुर्वाससा ततः शप्ता रुष्टेनेवाहिना यथा । विद्याधनाभिमानेन शापेन पतिताः सदा
durvāsasā tataḥ śaptā ruṣṭenevāhinā yathā | vidyādhanābhimānena śāpena patitāḥ sadā
Kemudian mereka disumpah oleh Durvāsas—bagaikan dipukul jatuh oleh ular yang murka—lalu jatuh daripada kedudukan. Kerana kesombongan terhadap ilmu dan harta, mereka sentiasa direndahkan oleh sumpah itu.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: Durvāsas, blazing with ascetic radiance, pronounces a curse; the cursed figures recoil as if bitten by a serpent, their ornaments and manuscripts symbolizing wealth and learning slipping away.
FAQs
Pride in knowledge and wealth invites downfall; humility safeguards dharma and spiritual merit.
The verse sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya flow, but this line itself emphasizes moral causality rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse.