Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
न कलत्रं न ते पुत्रा न च पौत्रप्रपौत्रकाः । न गृहं नैव च द्वारं न हि गावो न वत्सकाः
na kalatraṃ na te putrā na ca pautraprapautrakāḥ | na gṛhaṃ naiva ca dvāraṃ na hi gāvo na vatsakāḥ
Tu n’as ni épouse, ni fils, ni petits-fils ou arrière-petits-fils ; tu n’as pas de maison, pas même un seuil ; tu n’as ni vaches ni veaux.
Unspecified (contextual: a ṛṣi/elder addressing Nārada)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Sāmba lists Nārada’s lack of worldly ties—no family, no home, no cattle—highlighting the ascetic profile against a sacred coastal backdrop.
FAQs
External renunciation (lack of possessions and family ties) is highlighted, implying that inner discipline should correspond to an ascetic life.
The verse sits within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, the sacred geography narrative centered on Prabhāsa.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse describes the ascetic condition as context for later devotional practice.