Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
समुद्रमटवीं युद्धं विशंते लोभमोहिताः । लोभादि कार्यमत्युग्रं कुर्वंति त्याज्य एव सः
samudramaṭavīṃ yuddhaṃ viśaṃte lobhamohitāḥ | lobhādi kāryamatyugraṃ kurvaṃti tyājya eva saḥ
लोभमोहिताः समुद्रमटवीं युद्धं च विशन्ति जनाः। लोभादिकार्यमत्युग्रं कुर्वन् त्याज्य एव सः।
Mother (unnamed, within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (coastal frame) / Arbuda (forest frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Putraka
Scene: Triptych-like scene: a greedy man boarding a stormy sea-vessel, another plunging into a dark forest, another rushing into battle—each driven by a single red thread of greed; the wise child turns away from such company.
FAQs
Greed clouds discernment and drives people into needless danger; avoid those whose actions are powered by such impulses.
None is directly mentioned; the verse is nīti (ethical guidance) within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa context.
No ritual is prescribed; it advises discernment about motives and associations.