Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
विप्रानुकीर्तिता याश्च वृत्तिः सापि विभज्यते । प्रथमा लभ्यमाना च वृत्तिर्वै यावती पुनः
viprānukīrtitā yāśca vṛttiḥ sāpi vibhajyate | prathamā labhyamānā ca vṛttirvai yāvatī punaḥ
وكذلك فإن المعيشة (vṛtti) التي يذكرها البراهمة تُقسَّم أيضًا. فأول نصيب هو المعيشة كما تُنال، أيًّا كان مقدارها.
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder sits with measured grain and coins, dividing them into portions: one for daily sustenance, one for deity worship, one for guests/charity; a brāhmaṇa advisor gestures to the correct apportionment.
FAQs
Earnings are not merely personal; dharma requires mindful allocation of livelihood toward ordained responsibilities.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a general dharma guideline within Dharmāraṇya.
An instruction to divide/apportion one’s vṛtti (income/livelihood) according to established dharma guidance.