Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
यः शृणोति कथां वक्तुः समानासनमाश्रितः । गुरुतल्पसमं पापं संप्राप्य नरकं व्रजेत्
yaḥ śṛṇoti kathāṃ vaktuḥ samānāsanamāśritaḥ | gurutalpasamaṃ pāpaṃ saṃprāpya narakaṃ vrajet
যে ব্যক্তি বক্তার সমান আসনে বসে কথা শোনে, সে গুরুতল্পসম মহাপাপ লাভ করে নরকে গমন করে।
Unknown (context not supplied; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A sacred discourse hall: the vaktr̥ seated on an elevated vyāsāsana, listeners seated below with folded hands; one arrogant listener attempts an equal seat, shadowed by imagery of naraka as moral warning.
FAQs
Honor the teacher’s position; spiritual knowledge is received through humility and proper decorum.
No tīrtha is named; it concerns dharma in teaching assemblies.
Do not occupy an equal seat with the speaker/ācārya while listening.