Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
तत्पुरं सकलं चैव स राजा मंत्रिभिः सह । कुसीदाहृतवित्तेन वर्तते कार्य उत्थिते
tatpuraṃ sakalaṃ caiva sa rājā maṃtribhiḥ saha | kusīdāhṛtavittena vartate kārya utthite
Toàn thể thành ấy, và nhà vua cùng các đại thần, đã lo liệu mọi việc phát sinh bằng của cải thu được từ việc cho vay lấy lãi.
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Scene: A council scene: the king with ministers, ledgers and coin-bags present; moneylenders and petitioners appear—wealth circulates through usury, casting a shadow over governance.
FAQs
Wealth gained through unrighteous means (like exploitative usury) taints public life and becomes a cause of decline in dharma.
This verse functions as moral narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya context; no specific tīrtha is named in this line itself.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is ethical—on the purity of livelihood and governance.