Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
स शून्यमाश्रमं प्राप्य लिखितस्य महात्मनः । आत्मीयानीति मन्वानः फलानि जगृहे ततः
sa śūnyamāśramaṃ prāpya likhitasya mahātmanaḥ | ātmīyānīti manvānaḥ phalāni jagṛhe tataḥ
ครั้นไปถึงอาศรมของมหาตมะลิขิตะแล้วเห็นว่าว่างเปล่า เขาคิดว่า “ผลไม้นี้ประหนึ่งเป็นของเราเอง” แล้วจึงหยิบเอาผลไม้นั้นไป
Brahmin sages
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet forest hermitage stands empty; Śaṅkha, travel-worn, reaches toward a basket/tree of ripe fruits, his face showing rationalization as he gathers them.
FAQs
Dharma emphasizes consent and right conduct; even small acts like taking fruit can carry moral weight when done without permission.
Śaṅkhatīrtha indirectly—this ethical turning point forms part of the tīrtha’s foundational narrative.
None; the verse narrates an action that sets up later consequences and the tīrtha’s emergence/importance.