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
«У меня великое богатство — если им можно обрести славу или успех. Скажи мне, о благословенный, каким способом я смогу исполнить всё необходимое?»
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.
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