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
Darum soll man die Gier nicht nähren — weder gegenüber dem eigenen Leib noch gegenüber den „Eigenen“. Beim Gewinn soll man nicht jubeln, beim Verlust nicht trauern.
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.