Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
हीनवर्णात्मवृत्तिश्च वैद्यो धर्मध्वजी च यः । यश्च शास्त्रमतिक्रम्य स्वेच्छयैवाहरेत्करम्
hīnavarṇātmavṛttiśca vaidyo dharmadhvajī ca yaḥ | yaśca śāstramatikramya svecchayaivāharetkaram
जो हीन वर्णाच्या व्यवसायाने उपजीविका करतो; (धर्मसंयम नसलेला) वैद्य; धर्माचा ध्वज घेऊन ढोंग करणारा; आणि जो शास्त्र मोडून स्वेच्छेने कर वसूल करतो—असे लोक येथे धर्ममर्यादा भंग करणारे म्हणून निंदिले आहेत.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention
Scene: A hypocritical ascetic-like figure with religious banner taking bribes; a physician ignoring dharma; a tax-collector seizing goods without warrant; a śāstra manuscript shown as the violated standard.
FAQs
Outward displays of piety without righteousness are condemned, and rulers must act within śāstric limits—especially in taxation.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is an ethical/governance teaching.
None; the verse addresses śāstra-guided conduct and just taxation rather than ritual practice.