Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
तस्माल्लोभो न कर्तव्यः शरीरे चात्मबंधुषु । प्राप्तेषु व न हृष्येत नाशो वापि न शोचयेत्
tasmāllobho na kartavyaḥ śarīre cātmabaṃdhuṣu | prāpteṣu va na hṛṣyeta nāśo vāpi na śocayet
অতএব লোভ করা উচিত নয়—না নিজের দেহের প্রতি, না আত্মীয়স্বজনের প্রতি। প্রাপ্তিতে উল্লসিত হবে না, আর ক্ষতিতে শোক করবে না।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A pilgrim receives offerings and also faces loss (a broken pot, spilled coins) yet remains calm, hands in añjali before a Śiva shrine; two attendants show contrasting emotions, highlighting the pilgrim’s samatā.
FAQs
Practice non-greed and even-mindedness: do not cling to ‘mine,’ and remain steady in both gain and loss.
No specific sacred geography appears in this verse.
No ritual is mentioned; the prescription is a discipline of equanimity and non-possessiveness.