Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
ज्ञानवृद्धास्तपोवृद्धा ये च वृद्धा बहुश्रुताः । ते सर्वे धनवृद्धस्य द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति किंकराः
jñānavṛddhāstapovṛddhā ye ca vṛddhā bahuśrutāḥ | te sarve dhanavṛddhasya dvāri tiṣṭhanti kiṃkarāḥ
జ్ఞానంలో వృద్ధులు, తపస్సులో వృద్ధులు, అలాగే బహుశ్రుతులైన వృద్ధులు—వారందరూ ధనవంతుని ద్వారమున సేవకులవలె నిలుచుచున్నారు।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: A wealthy householder seated at a grand doorway; outside stand an aged scholar, a tapasvin with matted hair, and a venerable elder—visibly waiting like attendants, conveying the inversion of true honor.
FAQs
It warns that worldly systems often subordinate wisdom and austerity to wealth, encouraging detachment and righteous patronage.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is moral-social instruction.
No explicit ritual; it indirectly urges ethical use of wealth to support true learning and tapas without exploitation.