Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
ब्राह्मणस्य हि देहोयं नैवैहिकफलप्रियः । कृच्छ्राय तपसे चेह प्रेत्यानंतसुखाय च
brāhmaṇasya hi dehoyaṃ naivaihikaphalapriyaḥ | kṛcchrāya tapase ceha pretyānaṃtasukhāya ca
ब्राह्मणस्य हि देहोऽयं नैव ऐहिकफलप्रियः; इह कृच्छ्रतपसे, प्रेत्यानन्तसुखाय च।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gālavāśrama (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The wandering speaker (disciple-figure)
Scene: Close scene of the sage instructing: Gālava, lean and radiant, gestures toward his own body as an instrument of tapas; the listener bows, pride melting; behind them the snowy cave-mouth and a steady sacrificial fire symbolize endurance and inner light.
FAQs
Dharma prioritizes austerity and spiritual purpose over immediate material gain, leading toward lasting happiness.
No site is mentioned; the verse teaches varṇa-dharma and life-purpose.
Tapas is upheld as the discipline, but no specific rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is enumerated here.