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
এই কথা যিকোনোকে কোৱা উচিত নহয়—নিজ পুত্ৰকো নহয়, তেন্তে আনক ত’ আৰু কম। অনিয়ন্ত্ৰিত, দুষ্ট, চঞ্চলচিত্ত বা দম্ভিকক ই নক’ব।
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.