Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
यद्वातद्वा परद्रव्यमपि सर्षपमात्रकम् । अपहृत्य नरः पापो नारकी नात्र संशयः
yadvātadvā paradravyamapi sarṣapamātrakam | apahṛtya naraḥ pāpo nārakī nātra saṃśayaḥ
جو کچھ بھی ہو—اگر کوئی گنہگار آدمی دوسرے کا مال، رائی کے دانے کے برابر بھی، چرا لے تو وہ جہنم کا مستحق ہو جاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Mahākāla (contextual—Kaumārikākhaṇḍa dialogue; immediate speaker not marked in this verse)
Scene: A moral tableau: a man stealthily taking a tiny mustard seed from another’s store; behind him, Yama’s messengers (yamadūtas) loom, indicating inevitable karmic consequence.
FAQs
Even minor theft is spiritually corrosive; dharma demands strict respect for others’ property.
No site is named; the emphasis is on universal moral law (dharma) and its fruits.
None; it is a prohibition (niṣedha) against stealing.