Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
विद्यामूल्येन नैवं च याचितः स्यात्प्रतिग्रहः । सत्यमाह पुराणार्षिर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः
vidyāmūlyena naivaṃ ca yācitaḥ syātpratigrahaḥ | satyamāha purāṇārṣirvāsudevo jagadguruḥ
విద్యామూల్యమని ఈ విధంగా అడిగి గ్రహించుట దానం కాదని. పురాణార్షి, జగద్గురు వాసుదేవుడు సత్యమే పలికెను.
Unspecified narrator citing Purāṇic authority
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: A didactic moment: a scholar cites an authoritative Purāṇic seer, Vāsudeva, affirming that learning should not be treated as a priced commodity; manuscript and teaching setting.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is not merchandise; receiving gifts must be governed by dharma, not bargaining or solicitation.
No tīrtha is described; the verse teaches dharma regarding gifts and learning.
It implicitly regulates pratigraha (acceptance of gifts): one should not demand payment as a fee for teaching.