Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यस्मिन्सा जायते हर्म्ये षण्मासाभ्यंतरे च तत् । करोति विभवैर्हीनं धनदस्याप्यसंशयम्
yasminsā jāyate harmye ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare ca tat | karoti vibhavairhīnaṃ dhanadasyāpyasaṃśayam
اور جس محل میں وہ پیدا ہوتی ہے، وہ بھی چھ ماہ کے اندر اسے دولت و خوشحالی سے خالی کر دیتی ہے—بے شک، چاہے وہ کوبیر (خزانے کے دیوتا) ہی کا کیوں نہ ہو۔
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: the king (implied)
Scene: A grand mansion gradually losing its splendor: lamps dim, servants depart, granaries empty—an allegory of Lakshmi leaving; Kubera’s emblematic wealth shown as powerless.
FAQs
Material prosperity is fragile under adverse karma; dharma and right action are portrayed as the true protectors of well-being.
No holy site is named in this verse; it continues the omen-based narrative within the chapter.
None is stated.