Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
लोभक्षयाद्दिवं प्राप्तास्तथैवान्ये जनाधिपाः । तस्मात्त्यजंति ये लोभं तेऽतिक्रामंति सागरम्
lobhakṣayāddivaṃ prāptāstathaivānye janādhipāḥ | tasmāttyajaṃti ye lobhaṃ te'tikrāmaṃti sāgaram
ਲੋਭ ਦੇ ਨਾਸ ਨਾਲ ਰਾਜੇ ਸਵਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਏ, ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਲੋਭ ਤਿਆਗਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਾਗਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਰ ਲੰਘ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), contextually within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to the sages
Scene: A king lays down a heavy treasure-chest at a riverbank; the ocean of saṃsāra appears as dark waves with grasping hands, while a luminous path opens as greed dissolves into ash-like motes.
FAQs
Freedom from greed is presented as a decisive spiritual victory that leads to heavenly attainment and transcendence of saṃsāra.
No specific tīrtha is named; the ‘ocean’ is a metaphor for worldly bondage.
A moral prescription is given: tyāga (abandonment) of lobha; no formal rite is specified.