Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
उत्तमेनेह वर्णेन द्रव्यलोभादिना नृप । नाधमस्य क्वचित्कार्यं तीर्थयात्रादिसेवनम्
uttameneha varṇena dravyalobhādinā nṛpa | nādhamasya kvacitkāryaṃ tīrthayātrādisevanam
Wahai raja, di dunia ini ziarah tīrtha dan amalan seumpamanya hendaklah dilakukan oleh insan berwatak mulia; bagi yang hina tabiatnya, digerakkan oleh ketamakan harta dan seumpamanya, khidmat kepada tīrtha tidaklah wajar di mana-mana.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: तīrtha-sevā-adhikāra (eligibility for pilgrimage service)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: The sage admonishes: a greedy traveler with money-bag is turned away from a tīrtha gate, while a humble pilgrim is welcomed; the contrast illustrates adhikāra.
FAQs
Tīrtha practice is validated by inner motive; greed and low intent corrupt religious acts, while noble intention makes pilgrimage meaningful.
No particular site; it provides a moral qualification for tīrtha-sevā in general.
A qualification rule: pilgrimage and allied rites should not be pursued with dravya-lobha (greed for wealth) or by adhamas (base-minded persons).