Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
गौतम उवाच । संतुष्टः को न शक्नोति फलैश्चापि हि वर्त्तितुम् । सर्वोऽपींद्रियलोभेन संकटान्यभिगाहते
gautama uvāca | saṃtuṣṭaḥ ko na śaknoti phalaiścāpi hi varttitum | sarvo'pīṃdriyalobhena saṃkaṭānyabhigāhate
கௌதமர் கூறினார்—திருப்தியுள்ளவன் பழமட்டும் கொண்டு வாழ முடியாதா? ஆனால் இந்திரிய லோபத்தால் அனைவரும் துன்பங்களில் மூழ்குகின்றனர்.
Gautama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forest-ashram discourse: sage Gautama teaching that contentment makes even fruit-diet sufficient, while sense-greed leads to peril; pilgrims in the background near the Prabhāsa coast.
FAQs
Contentment makes life simple; sense-greed creates danger and suffering.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; its teaching tradition emphasizes inner contentment as the pilgrim’s true wealth.
No explicit ritual; it recommends a simple, restrained mode of living (even on fruits).