Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
तस्मात्स्नेहं न लिप्सेन मित्रेभ्यो धनसंचयात् । स्वशरीरसमुत्थं च ज्ञानेन विनिर्वतयेत्
tasmātsnehaṃ na lipsena mitrebhyo dhanasaṃcayāt | svaśarīrasamutthaṃ ca jñānena vinirvatayet
Karena itu jangan mendambakan keterikatan—baik yang timbul dari sahabat maupun dari penimbunan harta. Dan apa pun yang muncul dari tubuh sendiri, hendaknya disingkirkan dengan pengetahuan (jñāna).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A seeker cutting two cords labeled ‘mitra-sneha’ and ‘dhana-saṃcaya’; a third shadow labeled ‘deha-ja bandha’ dissolves under a lamp labeled ‘jñāna’.
FAQs
Do not cultivate clinging through relationships or wealth; let knowledge dissolve the bondage that arises through embodied life.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general mokṣa-oriented instruction.
None; it emphasizes inner discipline—non-craving and jñāna.