Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
ज्ञानवृद्धास्तपोवृद्धा ये च वृद्धा बहुश्रुताः । ते सर्वे धनवृद्धस्य द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति किंकराः
jñānavṛddhāstapovṛddhā ye ca vṛddhā bahuśrutāḥ | te sarve dhanavṛddhasya dvāri tiṣṭhanti kiṃkarāḥ
Die an Wissen Gereiften, die an Askese Gereiften und die Alten, die viele Schriften gehört haben—sie alle stehen an der Tür des Reichen wie Diener.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: A wealthy householder seated at a grand doorway; outside stand an aged scholar, a tapasvin with matted hair, and a venerable elder—visibly waiting like attendants, conveying the inversion of true honor.
FAQs
It warns that worldly systems often subordinate wisdom and austerity to wealth, encouraging detachment and righteous patronage.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is moral-social instruction.
No explicit ritual; it indirectly urges ethical use of wealth to support true learning and tapas without exploitation.