Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
लब्धं ज्ञानं कथमपि पंडितो नैव पातयेत् । नाहमस्मि न माता मे न पिता न च बांधवः
labdhaṃ jñānaṃ kathamapi paṃḍito naiva pātayet | nāhamasmi na mātā me na pitā na ca bāṃdhavaḥ
Bagaimanapun jñāna itu diperoleh, seorang bijaksana jangan sekali-kali membiarkan pengetahuan yang telah didapat merosot. “Aku bukanlah diri-jasmani; bukan ‘ibuku’, bukan ‘ayahku’, dan bukan pula ‘kerabat’ yang sungguh mendefinisikan diriku.”
A renunciant/teacher voice giving instruction on preserving realization (exact named speaker not explicit)
Scene: A contemplative scholar-sage holding a palm-leaf manuscript close to the heart, while ghostly silhouettes of ‘family identities’ fade behind him, indicating non-identification.
FAQs
Guard realization carefully and loosen egoic identification; liberation matures through steady knowledge and non-attachment.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides inner teaching within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual appears; the instruction is contemplative—steadfastness in jñāna and disidentification.