Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
एको लोभो महान्ग्राहो लोभात्पापं प्रवर्तते । लोभात्क्रोधः प्रभवति लोभात्कामः प्रवर्तते
eko lobho mahāngrāho lobhātpāpaṃ pravartate | lobhātkrodhaḥ prabhavati lobhātkāmaḥ pravartate
لالچ ہی ایک بڑا درندہ ہے۔ لالچ سے گناہ جنم لیتا ہے؛ لالچ سے غضب پیدا ہوتا ہے؛ اور لالچ سے خواہش بڑھتی ہی چلی جاتی ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Listener: Seekers (implied)
Scene: A metaphorical ‘great crocodile’ labeled LOBHA lurks in a river; from it emerge shadow-figures of sin, anger (flames), and desire (many-headed serpent) multiplying outward.
FAQs
Greed is the root-force that generates sin, anger, and escalating desire; it must be checked for dharmic life.
No site is named; it is a universal moral teaching.
No explicit rite is given; the implied discipline is inner restraint and contentment.