Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
अथाभावे तु वित्तस्य ये च विप्रा ह्यकिंचनाः । विद्याविनयसंपन्ना ब्राह्मणैर्जर्जरीकृताः
athābhāve tu vittasya ye ca viprā hyakiṃcanāḥ | vidyāvinayasaṃpannā brāhmaṇairjarjarīkṛtāḥ
अथ वित्ताभावे ये विप्रा अकिञ्चनाः, विद्याविनयसंपन्नास्ते ब्राह्मणैरेव जर्जरीकृताः।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A small group of calm, poor, learned brāhmaṇas—simple clothing, composed faces—are struck and pushed by other brāhmaṇas; the contrast between serenity and brutality is central.
FAQs
Learning and humility deserve honor; harming the virtuous—especially in a sacred place—is a grave lapse of dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose narratives often teach right conduct for pilgrims and donors.
No direct ritual; the verse highlights adharma arising around wealth and status.