प्रतिग्रहे समर्था हि ये प्रतिग्रहवर्जिताः । त एते मत्प्रिया विप्रास्त्यक्ततीर्थ प्रतिग्रहाः
pratigrahe samarthā hi ye pratigrahavarjitāḥ | ta ete matpriyā viprāstyaktatīrtha pratigrahāḥ
ଦାନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାରେ ସମର୍ଥ ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯେମାନେ ପ୍ରତିଗ୍ରହ ବର୍ଜନ କରନ୍ତି—ବିଶେଷକରି ତୀର୍ଥଜୀବିକାସଂପୃକ୍ତ ପ୍ରତିଗ୍ରହ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରୁଥିବା ସେହି ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ ମୋର ପ୍ରିୟ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame; not explicit in verse)
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa at a ghat politely declining offered coins while blessing the donor; nearby, pilgrims perform simple worship without ostentation; the scene emphasizes dignity, restraint, and non-transactional sanctity.
Integrity and non-exploitation of sacred places—refusing gifts despite eligibility—is praised as beloved to the divine.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse addresses ethical conduct related to tīrthas in general.
A moral prescription: avoid pratigraha (gift-acceptance), especially as a livelihood connected to pilgrimage.