Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
यश्चस्त्रिया समायोगः पंचयज्ञादिकर्मभिः । विश्वोपकृतये सृष्टा मूढैर्हा साध्यतेऽन्यथा
yaścastriyā samāyogaḥ paṃcayajñādikarmabhiḥ | viśvopakṛtaye sṛṣṭā mūḍhairhā sādhyate'nyathā
पत्नी के साथ गृहस्थ-संयोग और पंचमहायज्ञ आदि कर्तव्य जगत् के उपकार हेतु रचे गए हैं; परन्तु मोहग्रस्त लोग उन्हें विकृत रीति से साधते हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A householder couple before a domestic fire-altar, offering oblations and feeding guests, while shadowy figures symbolize delusion twisting sacred union into mere indulgence.
FAQs
Marriage and household rites exist for loka-saṅgraha (world welfare); misuse stems from delusion.
None; the verse speaks about universal household dharma rather than a particular pilgrimage place.
Reference to pañcamahāyajñas (five great sacrifices) as core gṛhastha duties.