Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
कच्चिन्नाश्नासि भद्रे त्वं स्वभर्तरि बुभुक्षिते । आज्ञाभंगं प्रयत्नेन कच्चित्तत्र प्ररक्षसि
kaccinnāśnāsi bhadre tvaṃ svabhartari bubhukṣite | ājñābhaṃgaṃ prayatnena kaccittatra prarakṣasi
হে ভদ্ৰে, তোমাৰ নিজ স্বামী ভোকাতুৰ থাকিলে তুমি নিজে আহাৰ নকৰাকৈ থাকানে, আৰু তুমি যত্নেৰে তেওঁৰ ধৰ্মসম্মত আজ্ঞা ভংগ নকৰিবলৈ সাৱধান থাকানে?
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic voice; household-dharma framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a pilgrim lodging near a temple: a woman pauses before eating, serving her hungry husband first; an elder observes approvingly, emphasizing dharmic order and restraint.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced through self-restraint and faithful responsibility within one’s household roles.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches ethical conduct supportive of tīrtha-centered life.
No formal ritual; it prescribes household discipline: not eating before feeding the hungry spouse and avoiding willful disobedience.