Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
श्मशानमपि सेवंते धनलुब्धा निशागमे । जनेतारमपि त्यक्त्वा नित्यं यांति सुदूरतः
śmaśānamapi sevaṃte dhanalubdhā niśāgame | janetāramapi tyaktvā nityaṃ yāṃti sudūrataḥ
ผู้โลภทรัพย์ถึงกับไปยังป่าช้าในยามราตรี ละทิ้งแม้ผู้มีพระคุณ แล้วมุ่งไปไกลเสมอเพื่อแสวงหาผลประโยชน์
Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Śmaśāna (as motif rather than named tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nighttime cremation ground: pyres glowing, jackals at a distance, a greedy figure sneaking among ashes searching for valuables; in contrast, a lonely benefactor left behind on a road, hands outstretched in disbelief.
FAQs
Greed drives people to transgress fear and gratitude, even to impure places and disloyal actions.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None; the verse is descriptive and cautionary.