Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131
नित्योद्वेजकमाहुर्यं बुधास्तं श्रृणु तत्त्वतः । यश्च याचनिको नित्यं न स स्वर्गस्य भाजनम्
nityodvejakamāhuryaṃ budhāstaṃ śrṛṇu tattvataḥ | yaśca yācaniko nityaṃ na sa svargasya bhājanam
Les sages l’appellent « troubleur constant »—écoute cette vérité telle qu’elle est : celui qui mendie sans cesse, importunant autrui, n’est pas digne de la part du ciel.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A sage instructs a householder: on one side a calm, self-restrained seeker; on the other a persistent beggar disturbing a household—contrasted to teach nīti; the atmosphere is admonitory yet compassionate.
FAQs
A life that continually burdens others through importunate begging is condemned as ethically harmful and spiritually unfit.
No tīrtha is referenced; this is a general dharma teaching on conduct.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it offers a moral injunction discouraging habitual solicitation.