Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
अवंतीविषये कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणो मंदराह्वयः । बभूव विषयारामः स्त्रीजितो धनसंग्रही
avaṃtīviṣaye kaścidbrāhmaṇo maṃdarāhvayaḥ | babhūva viṣayārāmaḥ strījito dhanasaṃgrahī
Na região de Avanti vivia um brāhmaṇa chamado Mandara. Tornou-se dado aos prazeres dos sentidos, subjugado pelas mulheres e empenhado em ajuntar riquezas.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Āvantya (Ujjayinī-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa in Avanti, surrounded by wealth and sensual comforts, turning away from Vedic restraint; the sacred city’s distant temples/river remain as a silent backdrop.
FAQs
It warns that attachment to pleasures and greed can erode a brāhmaṇa’s dharmic conduct and inner freedom.
The verse situates the narrative in Avanti (Ujjayinī region), a major sacred landscape often associated with Śaiva holiness, though no single tirtha is named in this line.
None here; it is a character-description setting up a dharma narrative.