Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
छद्मनोपचरेद्यस्तु पितरौ स्वामिनं गुरून् । प्राप्तव्यार्थस्यातिकष्टात्परिभ्रंशोर्थजो भवेत्
chadmanopacaredyastu pitarau svāminaṃ gurūn | prāptavyārthasyātikaṣṭātparibhraṃśorthajo bhavet
যি মানুহে পিতৃ-মাতৃ, স্বামী বা গুৰুসকলৰ প্ৰতি ছল-কপট আচৰণ কৰে—যদিও সি অৰ্থ লাভৰ বাবে অতিশয় কষ্ট কৰে—তথাপি সেই ধনৰেই পতন তাৰ অধৰ্মৰ ফলত ঘটে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A student/servant smiling outwardly while hiding a dagger-like scroll behind his back from parents and guru; coins spill through a torn pouch, symbolizing wealth-ruin born of deceit.
FAQs
Deceit toward parents, teachers, and benefactors destroys one’s prosperity; dharma is the true foundation of success.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general Purāṇic dharma within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa discourse.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse gives an ethical injunction—truthful, respectful conduct toward elders.