Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
न कथ्येयं यस्य कस्य सुतस्याप्य परस्य च । अदांतायाथ दुष्टाय चलचित्ताय दांभिके
na kathyeyaṃ yasya kasya sutasyāpya parasya ca | adāṃtāyātha duṣṭāya calacittāya dāṃbhike
لا ينبغي أن يُعلَّم هذا لكلِّ أحد—ولا حتى للابن، فكيف بغيره. ولا يُقال لغير المنضبط، ولا للشرير، ولا لمتقلّب القلب، ولا للمرائي المنافق.
Skanda (deduced from context; secrecy rule within instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru raises a hand in caution while a few unsteady figures linger at the edge; a sincere disciple sits close, calm and disciplined; the teaching scroll is partially covered, symbolizing guarded transmission.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra—discipline, sincerity, and steadiness—otherwise they are misunderstood and misused.
No tīrtha is named; the verse regulates transmission of teaching within the broader Mahātmya discourse.
A prescription of discernment (who may receive instruction) rather than an external ritual.