Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
चेदिदं शोधयेद्देहं नैव ग्राह्यं समंततः । सर्वतो यः प्रति ग्राही निहाराहारयोर्न च
cedidaṃ śodhayeddehaṃ naiva grāhyaṃ samaṃtataḥ | sarvato yaḥ prati grāhī nihārāhārayorna ca
Even if this body were to be purified, it should not be accepted as fit in every way; for one who indiscriminately accepts from everyone is not purified, either in conduct or in diet.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A disciplined ascetic refuses mixed offerings from a crowd; beside him, a simple pure meal and clean water symbolize āhāra-śuddhi; the crowd represents indiscriminate sources.
FAQs
Outer cleansing is incomplete without ethical restraint—especially restraint in accepting gifts and maintaining disciplined conduct and diet.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general purāṇic dharma concerning purity and right livelihood.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes niyama (discipline), particularly regarding accepting gifts and maintaining pure diet and conduct.