Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
मृतके यस्तु भुञ्जीत गृहीतशशिभास्करे । गजच्छायासु यः कश्चित्तं च शूद्रवदाचरेत्
mṛtake yastu bhuñjīta gṛhītaśaśibhāskare | gajacchāyāsu yaḥ kaścittaṃ ca śūdravadācaret
যি মৃত-সূতকৰ সময়ত ভোজন কৰে, বা গ্ৰহণত চন্দ্ৰ-সূৰ্য ‘গ্ৰস্ত’ থাকোঁতে খায়, আৰু যি হাতীৰ ছাঁত ভোজন কৰে—তাক ধৰ্মাচাৰত শূদ্ৰ-সম আচৰণ কৰা উচিত।
Unknown (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa refrains from food while the sun and moon are darkened; nearby, a funeral-household observes sūtaka; the temple silhouette of Somnātha anchors the sacred setting.
FAQs
Discipline around purity-times (death-impurity and eclipse) is treated as a serious marker of dharmic seriousness.
The verse sits within Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Māhātmya, presenting behavioral purity as part of tīrtha-centered living.
Avoid eating during death-impurity (aśauca) and during eclipse conditions; the verse also warns against certain improper eating contexts.