Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138
अद्रोहेणैव भूतानामल्पद्रोहेण वा पुनः । शिवचित्तोर्जयोद्वित्तं न चातिकृपणो भवेत्
adroheṇaiva bhūtānāmalpadroheṇa vā punaḥ | śivacittorjayodvittaṃ na cātikṛpaṇo bhavet
ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଅଦ୍ରୋହ ରଖି—କିମ୍ବା ଅତି କମରେ ହାନି କମାଇ—ଶିବଭକ୍ତ ଚିତ୍ତରେ ଧନ-ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଲାଭ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍; ଏବଂ ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ କୃପଣ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A Śaiva devotee offers food and water to pilgrims and animals near a shrine; gentle hands release grains for birds; a subtle aura indicates ‘Śiva-citta’ while prosperity (coins/harvest) is shown as ethically won and shared.
FAQs
Śiva-centered living is expressed through compassion toward beings and responsible, non-miserly use of wealth.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a universal Shaiva ethic.
No single rite is prescribed; it recommends ahiṃsā and generosity as integral to dharmic practice.