Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
विद्यामूल्येन नैवं च याचितः स्यात्प्रतिग्रहः । सत्यमाह पुराणार्षिर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः
vidyāmūlyena naivaṃ ca yācitaḥ syātpratigrahaḥ | satyamāha purāṇārṣirvāsudevo jagadguruḥ
Ang handog na tinatanggap bilang “kabayaran ng kaalaman” ay hindi dapat hingin sa ganitong paraan. Tunay ang sinabi ng rishi sa Purāṇa—si Vāsudeva, ang Guro ng sanlibutan.
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.