Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो दंभो मत्सर एव च । षडेते तत्र जायंते ईर्ष्या चैव तु सप्तमी
kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobho daṃbho matsara eva ca | ṣaḍete tatra jāyaṃte īrṣyā caiva tu saptamī
కామం, క్రోధం, లోభం, దంభం, మత్సరం—ఇవి ఆరు అక్కడ ఉద్భవిస్తాయి; మరియు ఈర్ష్య ఏడవదిగా ఉంటుంది.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A human figure at a crossroads beset by personified vices: Kāma with flower-arrows, Krodha with flames, Lobha clutching coins, Dambha wearing a mask, Matsara with green-eyed glare, Īrṣyā shadowing another’s success; a tīrtha/temple light in the distance symbolizes purification.
FAQs
The verse warns that inner vices multiply as dharma declines; spiritual practice must focus on conquering these impulses.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of yuga-characteristics discourse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed, though the implied remedy is self-control and dharmic discipline.