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
ക്ഷത്രിയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അത്തരം വിദ്യയില്ല, ശിൽപമില്ല, പ്രവർത്തിയില്ല, കലയും ഇല്ല; ധനം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ തേടുന്ന ജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ ധനികർ നൽകാത്തത് ഒന്നുമില്ല।
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.