Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 31
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
तथातिवादसहनाच्छास्त्राचारनिषेवणात् ।
धान्यं खलाद् गृहाद् गोभ्यः पयः सर्पिस्तथापरा ॥
tathā ativāda-sahanāc chāstra-ācāra-niṣevaṇāt / dhānyaṃ khalād gṛhād gobhyaḥ payaḥ sarpis tathā aparā
Likewise, protection comes from enduring excessive or harsh speech and from practicing conduct in accord with scripture and custom. One should safeguard grain on the threshing-floor and the house; and from cows, milk and ghee—likewise in other cases.
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FAQs
Social peace (enduring harsh speech) and fidelity to śāstra/ācāra are treated as practical safeguards for a household’s prosperity; ethical steadiness supports material stability.
Ancillary dharma and household instruction (ācāra), not directly one of the five defining purāṇic topics.
Grain, milk, and ghee represent ‘stored merit’ and nourishment; forbearance and right conduct prevent leakage of energy through conflict and disorder, preserving the ‘ojas’ of the home.