Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 128
तमुवाच ततो व्याधः सर्पेणानेन पूरुष । धनधान्यादिकं लप्स्ये ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च
tamuvāca tato vyādhaḥ sarpeṇānena pūruṣa | dhanadhānyādikaṃ lapsye grāmeṣu nagareṣu ca
แล้วนายพรานกล่าวแก่ชายผู้นั้นว่า “ด้วยงูตัวนี้ เราจักได้ทรัพย์สิน—ข้าวเปลือก เงินทอง และสิ่งอื่น ๆ—ทั้งในหมู่บ้านและในนครด้วย”
Vyādha (hunter)
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Rāma-setu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A hunter addresses a traveler, holding a captured serpent as a tool for profit; roadside setting with hints of coastal pilgrimage traffic.
FAQs
It highlights adharma born of greed—treating a living being as a tool for profit—setting up the contrast with compassionate, dharmic conduct.
The broader frame is the Setu Māhātmya (Rāmeśvaram/Setu region), though this verse itself is a moral episode within that sacred narrative.
None; the verse is purely narrative, describing intent for worldly gain.