Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78
बर्बरीक उवाच । उपकुर्यान्निराकांक्षो यः स साधुरितीर्यते । साकांक्षमुपकुर्याद्यः साधुत्वे तस्य को गुणः
barbarīka uvāca | upakuryānnirākāṃkṣo yaḥ sa sādhuritīryate | sākāṃkṣamupakuryādyaḥ sādhutve tasya ko guṇaḥ
ບັຣບະຣີກະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຜູ້ໃດຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໂດຍບໍ່ຫວັງສິ່ງຕອບແທນ ຜູ້ນັ້ນເທົ່ານັ້ນຈຶ່ງເອີ້ນວ່າ ສາທຸ ຢ່າງແທ້. ຖ້າຜູ້ໃດຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອພ້ອມຄວາມຫວັງຕອບແທນ ຈະມີຄຸນຄ່າອັນໃດໃນການເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ສາທຸ’?”
Barbarīka
Scene: Barbarīka speaks with composed conviction, teaching that true goodness is selfless help; listeners appear reflective, the scene emphasizing moral gravity over spectacle.
FAQs
True virtue is selfless help—service offered without craving recognition, reward, or return.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes universal dharma (selfless conduct).
No ritual is prescribed here; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—perform upakāra (help/charity) without expectation.