Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
एतत्त्वदीयं सकलंवस्तुजातं समंततः । अर्थोपार्जनविद्याश्च सर्वाः शिक्षस्व पुत्रक
etattvadīyaṃ sakalaṃvastujātaṃ samaṃtataḥ | arthopārjanavidyāśca sarvāḥ śikṣasva putraka
Tout cet ensemble de biens t’appartient entièrement, de toutes parts. Apprends, mon fils, toutes les sciences et disciplines par lesquelles on acquiert justement la richesse.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Scene: An elder father in a household setting gestures toward stored goods and household wealth while instructing his son to learn arts of rightful earning; the son listens with mixed eagerness and restlessness.
FAQs
Learning livelihood-skills is legitimate in dharma, but it must be framed as responsible stewardship rather than ego-driven accumulation.
Kāśī is the larger sacred canvas of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse focuses on ethical education.
None; the verse prescribes learning (śikṣā) of wealth-acquisition arts.