Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90
अस्ति मे विपुलं वित्तं यदि तेन प्रसिद्ध्यति । तद्वदस्व महाभाग येन सर्वं करोम्यहम्
asti me vipulaṃ vittaṃ yadi tena prasiddhyati | tadvadasva mahābhāga yena sarvaṃ karomyaham
“Aku memiliki harta yang melimpah—jika dengannya dapat diperoleh kemasyhuran atau kejayaan. Katakanlah kepadaku, wahai yang mulia, dengan cara apakah aku dapat melaksanakan segala yang perlu.”
Duḥśīla (continuing)
Scene: A wealthy patron, hands folded, approaches the fiery sage Durvāsā in a forest-hermitage setting, asking how wealth can yield true accomplishment and purification.
FAQs
Worldly resources become meaningful when directed toward dharmic remedy—seeking the right use of wealth is itself a step toward purification.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
It implies readiness for dāna or a wealth-based act of expiation, pending the sage’s instruction.