Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
क्षत्रिय उवाच । न सा विद्या न तच्छिल्पं न तत्कार्यं न सा कला । अर्थार्थिभिर्न तज्ज्ञानं धनिनां यन्न दीयते
kṣatriya uvāca | na sā vidyā na tacchilpaṃ na tatkāryaṃ na sā kalā | arthārthibhirna tajjñānaṃ dhanināṃ yanna dīyate
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಯಾವ ವಿದ್ಯೆಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಯಾವ ಶಿಲ್ಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಯಾವ ಕಾರ್ಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಯಾವ ಕಲೆಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಧನವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ಯಾವ ಜ್ಞಾನವೂ ಧನಿಗಳಿಂದ ನೀಡದಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ।
Kṣatriya
Scene: The kṣatriya speaks with measured conviction, teaching a pragmatic truth about patronage: scholars and artisans receiving support from the wealthy; a subtle contrast between poverty and the ideal of generous donors.
FAQs
Because society often depends on the wealthy, the rich carry a dharmic duty to support learning, crafts, and worthy works through giving.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No explicit ritual is stated; the teaching leans toward dāna and patronage as practical dharma.