Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
न तासां पतयोऽस्माकं प्रकुर्वंति प्रतिग्रहम् । कथंचिदपि सुश्रोणि लोभ्यमानापि भूरिशः
na tāsāṃ patayo'smākaṃ prakurvaṃti pratigraham | kathaṃcidapi suśroṇi lobhyamānāpi bhūriśaḥ
“তেওঁলোকৰ পতি—আমাৰ মুনিসকল—দান গ্ৰহণ নকৰে; হে সুন্দৰ নিতম্বিনী, বহু প্ৰকাৰৰ মহা লোভ দেখুৱালেও তেওঁলোকে নলয়।”
Narrator-embedded speech (continuing the same speaker’s counsel)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Austerely dressed sages gesture refusal with calm faces while a woman stands with offerings; the scene emphasizes restraint rather than conflict.
FAQs
True ascetic and brāhmaṇic steadiness is shown by refusing improper acceptance (pratigraha), even under strong temptation.
The statement is tied to the sage-community situated in/near Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the māhātmya narrative.
A dharmic restriction is implied: sages should not engage in pratigraha (accepting gifts).