Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
नाशुचिं स्त्रियमीक्षेत तेज स्कामो द्विजोत्तमः । असंतर्प्य पितॄन्देवान्नाद्यादन्नं च कुत्रचित्
nāśuciṃ striyamīkṣeta teja skāmo dvijottamaḥ | asaṃtarpya pitṝndevānnādyādannaṃ ca kutracit
Ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés, celui qui veut préserver le tejas, l’éclat spirituel, ne doit pas poser son regard sur une femme impure. Et sans avoir d’abord satisfait comme il se doit les Pitṛs et les Devas, qu’il ne prenne jamais de nourriture, où que ce soit.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Brāhma Khaṇḍa/Dharma instruction context)
Listener: dvijoत्तम (addressed)
Scene: A dvija sits before a meal; first he offers water and small portions to devas and pitṛs (tarpaṇa gesture), then begins eating; the setting suggests a tīrtha rest-house or āśrama.
FAQs
Purity of conduct and reverence for gods and ancestors are prerequisites for preserving tejas and living according to Purāṇic dharma.
This verse is a dharma-ācāra injunction within the Dharmāraṇya section; it does not directly praise a named tīrtha in this single śloka.
To perform tarpaṇa/offerings that satisfy the Pitṛs and Devas before taking food (a nitya-karma discipline connected with śauca and proper eating).