Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
रात्रौरात्रौ गृहे यस्मिन्कलहो जायते मिथः । बालानां प्रेक्षमाणानां यत्र वृद्धश्च पूर्वतः । भक्षयेत्तत्र वै हृष्टा भूतैः सह समाविश
rātraurātrau gṛhe yasminkalaho jāyate mithaḥ | bālānāṃ prekṣamāṇānāṃ yatra vṛddhaśca pūrvataḥ | bhakṣayettatra vai hṛṣṭā bhūtaiḥ saha samāviśa
Di rumah yang malam demi malam timbul pertengkaran di antara mereka sendiri—di mana, di hadapan anak-anak yang menyaksikan, bahkan orang tua pun memimpin lebih dahulu—di sanalah, dengan gembira, masuklah bersama para bhūta dan telanlah kedamaian serta kesejahteraan mereka.
Skanda (deduced; admonitory instruction)
FAQs
Persistent domestic strife—especially modeled by elders—destroys auspiciousness and becomes a doorway to negative influences.
The moral teaching is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, reinforcing how sacred places require sacred conduct.
No specific rite; the prescription is ethical: end nightly quarrels and uphold elder-led harmony as a form of dharma.