Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
तथा हृतानि रत्नानि यानि दृष्टिगतानि ते । चक्षुर्हीनस्ततो जातो मम लोके गतोऽपि च
tathā hṛtāni ratnāni yāni dṛṣṭigatāni te | cakṣurhīnastato jāto mama loke gato'pi ca
அதேபோல் உன் பார்வைக்குள் வந்த ரத்தினங்களை நீ அபகரித்தாய். ஆகவே நீ கண்பார்வை இழந்தாய்; என் லோகத்திற்கே வந்திருந்தாலும் இதுவே பலன்.
Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent thief stands before a radiant deity in a temple-court; the deity declares the cause of his blindness—stolen jewels that once entered his gaze.
FAQs
Taking what is not given (steya) yields precise karmic consequences; moral violations can manifest as corresponding loss (here, eyesight).
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it continues the karmic-justice teaching within the chapter.
No explicit ritual is stated; the dharmic rule implied is non-stealing and respect for others’ property.