Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51
कर्मक्रूराश्च ते सर्वे तथैवोदरिणस्तु ते । लंबकर्णा महादंष्ट्रा द्विजा धनपरायणाः
karmakrūrāśca te sarve tathaivodariṇastu te | laṃbakarṇā mahādaṃṣṭrā dvijā dhanaparāyaṇāḥ
وہ سب اپنے اعمال میں سخت گیر ہیں، اور ویسے ہی پیٹ والے بھی ہیں۔ لمبے کانوں اور بڑے دانتوں والے، وہ دوِج سراسر دولت کے پرستار ہیں۔
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A moral allegory: brāhmaṇas with distorted features symbolizing inner vices—harshness, gluttony, greed—contrasted with a serene dharmic sage in the background.
FAQs
Greed and harsh conduct are condemned as signs of dharmic decline, regardless of social status.
No tīrtha is referenced; this is a moral characterization.
None; the verse functions as ethical censure rather than ritual instruction.