Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
अद्वारेण न गन्तव्यं स्ववेश्मापि कदाचन । क्रीडेन्नाज्ञैः सहासीत न धर्म्मघ्नैर्न रोगिभिः
advāreṇa na gantavyaṃ svaveśmāpi kadācana | krīḍennājñaiḥ sahāsīta na dharmmaghnairna rogibhiḥ
দরজা ছাড়া অন্য পথে—নিজের ঘরেও—কখনও প্রবেশ করবে না। অজ্ঞদের সঙ্গে খেলবে না, ধর্মনাশকদের সঙ্গ করবে না, আর রোগীদের সঙ্গে (শুচিতা-শৃঙ্খলা ভঙ্গকারী) সঙ্গও করবে না।
Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)
Scene: A house/āśrama with a clearly marked doorway; a disciplined person enters respectfully. Nearby, groups of people: one dhārmic group with a sage; another rowdy group rejected. A sick person is shown cared for at a respectful distance, indicating prudence rather than contempt.
FAQs
Dharma is protected by observing boundaries (maryādā) and choosing uplifting company.
No tīrtha is referenced; it is general instruction on decorum and association.
Behavioral prescriptions: enter through proper doorways and avoid associations that undermine discipline and purity.