Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
एक साम्ना प्रयाचंते वित्तं भेदेन चापरे । भयदानेन चान्येऽपि केचिद्दंडेन च द्विजाः
eka sāmnā prayācaṃte vittaṃ bhedena cāpare | bhayadānena cānye'pi keciddaṃḍena ca dvijāḥ
کچھ لوگ خوشامد سے دولت مانگتے ہیں، کچھ پھوٹ ڈال کر؛ کچھ خوف دلا کر؛ اور کچھ—حتیٰ کہ برہمن بھی—سزا کی دھمکی دے کر۔
Unspecified (narrative speaker continuing the complaint; not named in the snippet)
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: one petitioner praises with folded hands (sāman), another whispers to create faction (bheda), another brandishes fear (bhaya), and a learned-looking figure threatens punishment (daṇḍa), showing four coercive modes.
FAQs
Wealth pursued or demanded through manipulation and coercion violates dharma; righteous living requires integrity in both giving and asking.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-centered narrative by presenting the problem that dharma must resolve.
No direct prescription; the verse critiques adharmic social behavior around wealth.