Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
समुन्नतोपि संपत्त्या विनयानतकंधरः । आकरोपि गुणानां हि गुणिष्वाकारगोपकः
samunnatopi saṃpattyā vinayānatakaṃdharaḥ | ākaropi guṇānāṃ hi guṇiṣvākāragopakaḥ
സമ്പത്താൽ ഉയർന്നിരുന്നിട്ടും അവൻ വിനയത്തോടെ കഴുത്ത് താഴ്ത്തിയിരുന്നു. ഗുണങ്ങളുടെ ഖനിയായിട്ടും, ഗുണവാന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ തന്റെ മഹത്വം മറച്ചുവെച്ചു।
Skanda (narrating the itihāsa)
Scene: A wealthy merchant stands with lowered head and folded hands before elders and virtuous people; despite fine garments, his posture is modest. Around him, other noble persons converse—his virtues are present yet understated, like a hidden treasure.
FAQs
True virtue is marked by humility; greatness is safeguarded by modesty rather than display.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it builds the moral foundation for the forthcoming Kāśī-centered mahātmya narrative.
None; it teaches dharmic disposition—humility and non-ostentation—as spiritual discipline.