Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
पूर्वर्द्धिभिः परित्यक्तमात्मानं नावमानयेत् । सदोद्यमवतां यस्माच्छ्रियो विद्या न दुर्लभाः
pūrvarddhibhiḥ parityaktamātmānaṃ nāvamānayet | sadodyamavatāṃ yasmācchriyo vidyā na durlabhāḥ
पूर्वीची समृद्धी निघून गेली तरीही स्वतःचा अवमान करू नये; कारण जे सदैव उद्योगी असतात त्यांना लक्ष्मी व विद्या दुर्लभ नसतात।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī, having lost wealth, stands near a ghat at dawn; he steadies himself, takes up study and service, and resumes purposeful walking toward a shrine, symbolizing regained śrī and vidyā through effort.
FAQs
Do not fall into self-contempt in adversity; steady effort is itself dharma and attracts knowledge and prosperity.
The instruction is delivered within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, shaping the ethical life expected in sacred Kāśī.
No ritual is specified; it prescribes continual right effort (udyama) as a dharmic discipline.