Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
न कथ्येयं यस्य कस्य सुतस्याप्य परस्य च । अदांतायाथ दुष्टाय चलचित्ताय दांभिके
na kathyeyaṃ yasya kasya sutasyāpya parasya ca | adāṃtāyātha duṣṭāya calacittāya dāṃbhike
ഇത് ആരോടും പറയരുത്—സ്വന്തം പുത്രനോടുപോലും പൂർണ്ണമായി അല്ല; മറ്റുള്ളവരോട് പറയുന്നതെന്ത്. അദമ്യൻ, ദുഷ്ടൻ, ചഞ്ചലചിത്തൻ, ദാംഭികൻ—ഇവർക്കിത് പറയരുത്.
Skanda (deduced from context; secrecy rule within instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru raises a hand in caution while a few unsteady figures linger at the edge; a sincere disciple sits close, calm and disciplined; the teaching scroll is partially covered, symbolizing guarded transmission.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra—discipline, sincerity, and steadiness—otherwise they are misunderstood and misused.
No tīrtha is named; the verse regulates transmission of teaching within the broader Mahātmya discourse.
A prescription of discernment (who may receive instruction) rather than an external ritual.