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
وہ مہاتما لکھِت کے آشرم میں پہنچا اور اسے خالی پایا؛ ‘یہ تو میرے ہی مانند ہیں’ ایسا سمجھ کر اس نے پھر پھل اٹھا لیے۔
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.