Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69
धर्मं करोतु दंभेन राजानं चोपसेवताम् । मधुमांसं सदाश्नातु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः
dharmaṃ karotu daṃbhena rājānaṃ copasevatām | madhumāṃsaṃ sadāśnātu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ
“Sesiapa yang mencuri tangkai teratai, biarlah dia beragama dengan kemunafikan, mengabdi kepada raja-raja demi keuntungan, dan sentiasa memakan madu serta daging.”
Kaśyapa (continuing the oath/curse sequence)
Type: kund
Scene: A lotus-pond near a shrine; a man secretly cutting lotus-stalks while wearing a pious mark; in the background, he flatters a king for reward and feasts on rich fare—contrasted with a serene ascetic by the water.
FAQs
Adharma can masquerade as dharma; theft is shown to breed hypocrisy and worldly compromise.
It is within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the excerpt does not name the location.
None; it is a moral pronouncement about karmic/social degradation following theft.