Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
यथैवैधः समुत्थेन वह्निना नाशमृच्छति । तथाऽकृतात्मा लोबेन स्वोत्पन्नेन विनश्यति
yathaivaidhaḥ samutthena vahninā nāśamṛcchati | tathā'kṛtātmā lobena svotpannena vinaśyati
ఎలా కట్టెల నుంచి పుట్టిన అగ్ని ఆ కట్టెలనే నాశనం చేస్తుందో, అలాగే అసంయతుడు తనలోనే పుట్టిన లోభంతో నశిస్తాడు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A bundle of firewood ignites from within; flames rise and consume it. Parallel panel: a person with a small flame at the heart labeled ‘lobha’ that grows and darkens the aura, while a disciplined yogin keeps a lamp steady and contained.
FAQs
Greed is self-generated and self-destructive; without self-discipline it burns one’s life like fire consumes its fuel.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a moral instruction.
No explicit rite; the guidance is cultivating self-control to prevent inner greed.