Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
नैष्ठिकान्नाशनाद्भूयो निवृत्तो रोगवान्सदा । पत्नीबहुत्वे त्वेकस्यां रेतोमोक्षः क्षयी भवेत्
naiṣṭhikānnāśanādbhūyo nivṛtto rogavānsadā | patnībahutve tvekasyāṃ retomokṣaḥ kṣayī bhavet
堅固な誓戒を守る出家者に施食することを幾度も避ける者は、常に病を得る。さらに、多くの妻を持ちながら一人にのみ精を放つ者は、消耗し衰退する。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A renunciant (naiṣṭhika) stands at a doorway with begging bowl; the householder turns away repeatedly. In a parallel vignette, a wealthy man with many wives is shown weakened and wasting, indicating decline from indulgence and imbalance.
FAQs
Supporting the disciplined and practicing moderation in household life sustains well-being; neglect and excess rebound as suffering.
No specific sacred site is referenced in this verse.
Implied anna-dāna (offering food), especially to the naiṣṭhika (disciplined renunciant), though no procedural detail is given.