Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
यस्मिन्गृहे प्रभाते तु क्रियते चोपलेपनम् । विद्यते वेद निर्घोषस्तत्रास्माकं न किंचन
yasmingṛhe prabhāte tu kriyate copalepanam | vidyate veda nirghoṣastatrāsmākaṃ na kiṃcana
Dans la maison où, à l’aube, l’on accomplit l’enduisage purificateur du sol, et où résonne la récitation des Veda, là nous n’avons aucun pouvoir.
Pretāḥ
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gautama
Scene: At dawn a household courtyard is freshly smeared and purified; Vedic chanting rises like an invisible shield, while pretas outside the boundary lose all influence.
FAQs
Daily purity and Vedic sound sanctify the home, removing inauspicious forces and strengthening dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra; the māhātmya links pilgrimage merit with disciplined sacred living.
At dawn, perform household purification (upalepana) and maintain Vedic recitation (veda-nirghoṣa).