Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
वने चर सदा वत्स अप्रमादपरो भव । प्रमादात्सर्वभूतानि विनश्यंति न संशयः
vane cara sadā vatsa apramādaparo bhava | pramādātsarvabhūtāni vinaśyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
বৎস, বনে বিচরণ করতে করতে সর্বদা সতর্ক থেকো, অপ্রমাদী হও। অসতর্কতায় সকল প্রাণী বিনষ্ট হয়—এতে সন্দেহ নেই।
Mother (unnamed, within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda (Mount Abu)
Type: peak
Listener: Putraka
Scene: A child walking through dense forest paths while the sage’s counsel hovers as a guiding principle—depict vigilance: careful steps, attentive gaze, avoidance of hazards.
FAQs
Apramāda—steady vigilance—is a core dharmic safeguard; negligence becomes the doorway to downfall.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is general dharma-nīti within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa setting.
None; the instruction is behavioral (be vigilant), not ritual.