Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
लोभक्षयाद्दिवं प्राप्तास्तथैवान्ये जनाधिपाः । तस्मात्त्यजंति ये लोभं तेऽतिक्रामंति सागरम्
lobhakṣayāddivaṃ prāptāstathaivānye janādhipāḥ | tasmāttyajaṃti ye lobhaṃ te'tikrāmaṃti sāgaram
Durch das Schwinden der Gier haben Könige den Himmel erlangt, und ebenso andere. Darum überqueren jene, die die Gier aufgeben, den Ozean (des Saṃsāra).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), contextually within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to the sages
Scene: A king lays down a heavy treasure-chest at a riverbank; the ocean of saṃsāra appears as dark waves with grasping hands, while a luminous path opens as greed dissolves into ash-like motes.
FAQs
Freedom from greed is presented as a decisive spiritual victory that leads to heavenly attainment and transcendence of saṃsāra.
No specific tīrtha is named; the ‘ocean’ is a metaphor for worldly bondage.
A moral prescription is given: tyāga (abandonment) of lobha; no formal rite is specified.