Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
गार्गि रक्ष पयो भद्रे नकुलोऽयमुपेति च । पयः पातुं कृतिमतिं नकुलं तं निराकुरु
gārgi rakṣa payo bhadre nakulo'yamupeti ca | payaḥ pātuṃ kṛtimatiṃ nakulaṃ taṃ nirākuru
ಗಾರ್ಗೀ, ಭದ್ರೇ, ಹಾಲನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡು—ಈ ನಕುಲನು ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಹಾಲು ಕುಡಿಯಲು ಚತುರನಾದ ಆ ನಕುಲನನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಿಬಿಡು.
Yājñavalkya (speaking to Gārgī, within the narrated episode)
Scene: A hermitage or simple household scene: Gārgī near a pot of milk; a mongoose approaches stealthily; a speaker urgently warns her to protect the milk and drive it away.
FAQs
Dharma includes careful stewardship of āśrama resources; alertness and restraint prevent disorder and harm.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a domestic āśrama instruction within the broader Purāṇic narrative.
None; it is a practical injunction—guarding and preserving what is meant for rightful use.