Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
विद्यामदो धनमदस्तृतीयोऽभिजनो मदः । एते मदा मदांधानामेत एव सतां दमाः
vidyāmado dhanamadastṛtīyo'bhijano madaḥ | ete madā madāṃdhānāmeta eva satāṃ damāḥ
വിദ്യാമദം, ധനമദം, മൂന്നാമത് അഭിജനമദം—ഇവ മദാന്ധരെ അന്ധരാക്കുന്ന മത്തുകളാണ്. എന്നാൽ സജ്ജന്മാർക്ക് ഇവ തന്നെയാണ് ദമനസാധനങ്ങൾ.
Unspecified (gnomic/didactic statement)
Scene: A moral allegory: three goblets labeled Vidyā, Dhana, Abhijana; for the arrogant they pour a dark intoxicant blinding the eyes, for the virtuous they pour clear water that steadies the mind; a scale balances mada vs dama.
FAQs
The same advantages that inflate ego in the unwise become sources of restraint and responsibility in the virtuous.
No site is mentioned; the verse is a universal ethical teaching.
None explicitly; it recommends inner discipline (dama) over ego (mada).