Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
जिह्वाकामोपभो गार्थं यस्यारंभः स्वकर्मसु । मूल्येनाध्यापयेद्यस्तु मूल्येनाधीयते च ये
jihvākāmopabho gārthaṃ yasyāraṃbhaḥ svakarmasu | mūlyenādhyāpayedyastu mūlyenādhīyate ca ye
جو اپنے کام محض زبان کے ذائقے اور شہوت کی لذت کے لیے شروع کرے؛ اور جو اجرت لے کر پڑھائے، نیز جو اجرت دے کر پڑھے—یہ سب مذموم طریقوں میں شمار ہوتے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A student sits before a guru near a Śiva shrine; the student offers simple fruits/cloth as dakṣiṇā (not a fee), while temptations of rich coins and lavish feasts are shown fading away; the guru points to a manuscript, emphasizing sacred transmission.
FAQs
Work and learning should be rooted in dharma, not mere sensual indulgence or commercialization of sacred knowledge.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is on ethical standards for conduct and education.
No ritual is prescribed; it discusses standards around svadharma and the purity of teaching/learning.