Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
गौतम उवाच । स गृह्णात्वविकादानं करोतु हयविक्रयम् । प्रकरोतु गुरोर्निंदां बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः
gautama uvāca | sa gṛhṇātvavikādānaṃ karotu hayavikrayam | prakarotu gurorniṃdāṃ bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ
गौतम म्हणाले—जो ‘बिसस्तैन्य’ करतो, तो अयोग्य दान/वस्तू स्वीकारतो, घोड्यांचा विक्रय-व्यवहार करतो आणि आपल्या गुरूची उघड निंदा करतो।
Gautama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-assembly at Prabhāsa: Gautama pronounces the moral degeneration caused by bisastainya—figures shown taking what is not given, bargaining horses, and a man turning away to slander his seated guru.
FAQs
Theft is shown to erode reverence and right livelihood, culminating in disrespect toward the guru.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra provides the māhātmya setting; the verse itself emphasizes dharma rather than a particular shrine.
No; it is a karmic warning, not a ritual guideline.