Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
अधर्मादेधते पूर्वं विद्वेष्टॄनपि संजयेत् । सर्वतोभद्रमाप्यापि ततो नश्येच्च सान्वयः
adharmādedhate pūrvaṃ vidveṣṭṝnapi saṃjayet | sarvatobhadramāpyāpi tato naśyecca sānvayaḥ
Từ phi pháp, ban đầu dường như hưng thịnh, thậm chí khuất phục cả kẻ oán ghét. Nhưng dù đạt ‘phúc lành bốn bề’, rốt cuộc cũng diệt vong cùng cả dòng tộc.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene allegory: on one side, an arrogant man atop wealth and attendants; on the other, the same figure fallen, family line fading like extinguished lamps—set against Kāśī’s skyline to stress dharma over display.
FAQs
Unrighteous gains are unstable: adharma may look successful initially, but it culminates in ruin affecting even one’s family line.
The instruction belongs to Kāśī’s dharma-teaching context, where right living is emphasized as the true way to secure lasting merit.
No ritual is specified; it is a moral injunction to avoid adharma despite short-term advantages.