Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
विमोहाद्ब्राह्मणो यो गां विक्रीणाति धनेच्छया । विक्रीणाति न सन्देहः स निजां जननीमिह
vimohādbrāhmaṇo yo gāṃ vikrīṇāti dhanecchayā | vikrīṇāti na sandehaḥ sa nijāṃ jananīmiha
Kerana khayal dan keinginan harta, brāhmaṇa yang menjual lembu—tanpa syak lagi, di dunia ini juga dia seakan menjual ibunya sendiri.
Jamadagni (continued)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (and by extension the audience of the māhātmya)
Scene: A stark moral tableau: a brāhmaṇa figure handing over a cow for coins, while a faint superimposed image suggests ‘mother’ being sold—an allegorical overlay conveying the verse’s shock.
FAQs
Greed-driven acts that violate sacred relationships (cow as ‘mother’) collapse one’s moral foundation and invite grave demerit.
Not specified in this single verse; the passage supports the tīrthamāhātmya’s dharmic framing by condemning cow-sale.
A prohibition is implied: do not sell cows, especially under delusion and greed.