Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
अर्थाप्तिः पूर्वपुण्येन जाता तस्य महात्मनः । वाणिज्यं स्वजनैर्नित्यं स्वदेशपरदेशजम्
arthāptiḥ pūrvapuṇyena jātā tasya mahātmanaḥ | vāṇijyaṃ svajanairnityaṃ svadeśaparadeśajam
Dengan pahala kebajikan lampau, kemakmuran pun lahir bagi insan mulia itu. Kaumnya sentiasa menjalankan perniagaan, baik di negeri sendiri mahupun di wilayah asing.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A noble merchant-householder whose prosperity is shown through caravans and ships, with ledgers, bales, and respectful attendants—yet with a calm, dharmic aura suggesting merit as the true source.
FAQs
Material prosperity is portrayed as a fruit of prior merit, to be used responsibly within dharma.
No specific tīrtha is stated in this verse; it frames the protagonist’s karmic background within the māhātmya.
None directly; the verse explains causality (pūrvapuṇya) rather than prescribing rites.