Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
विद्यामूल्येन नैवं च याचितः स्यात्प्रतिग्रहः । सत्यमाह पुराणार्षिर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः
vidyāmūlyena naivaṃ ca yācitaḥ syātpratigrahaḥ | satyamāha purāṇārṣirvāsudevo jagadguruḥ
علم کی قیمت کے طور پر ملنے والا عطیہ اس طرح مانگ کر قبول نہیں کرنا چاہیے۔ پورانک رشی نے سچ کہا—واسودیو، جو جگت گرو ہیں۔
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.