Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्याः संवेशने चैव निष्कामः समपद्यत । अथाब्रवीन्निजां भार्यां निष्कामः संस्थितो मुनिः
tasyāḥ saṃveśane caiva niṣkāmaḥ samapadyata | athābravīnnijāṃ bhāryāṃ niṣkāmaḥ saṃsthito muniḥ
សូម្បីតែពេលរួមស្នេហា ក៏ទ្រង់នៅតែឥតក្តីប្រាថ្នា។ បន្ទាប់មក មុនីនោះ—ឈរមាំ និងឥតតណ្ហា—បានមានព្រះវាចនាទៅកាន់ភរិយារបស់ខ្លួន។
Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: After the wedding, in a private chamber, Ṛcīka remains serene and desireless; he addresses his wife with calm authority, emphasizing restraint and spiritual purpose.
FAQs
It presents niṣkāma-bhāva (desireless conduct) as a mark of spiritual discipline, even within household life.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is character-portraiture within the chapter’s sacred narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is ethical—self-control and steadiness.