Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149
मातः स्वसरथो पुत्रि आर्येति च वदेद्बुधः । उचछिष्टो नालभेत्किंचिन्न च सूर्यं विलोकयेत्
mātaḥ svasaratho putri āryeti ca vadedbudhaḥ | ucachiṣṭo nālabhetkiṃcinna ca sūryaṃ vilokayet
ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತನು (ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರನ್ನು) ‘ಮಾತೆ’, ‘ಸಹೋದರಿ’, ‘ಮಗಳೇ’, ‘ಆರ್ಯೆ’ ಎಂದು ಗೌರವದಿಂದ ಕರೆಯಬೇಕು। ಉಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದನ್ನೂ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸಬಾರದು; ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನು ನೋಡಬಾರದು।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A Śaiva devotee greets women with folded hands, addressing them as mother/sister/daughter; nearby, a meal scene shows him performing ācamana and washing before approaching a shrine; the sun is depicted as a powerful orb, with the devotee averting gaze until purified.
FAQs
Devotion expresses itself through respectful speech and careful observance of purity in daily life.
No holy site is indicated; this is a general rule of conduct.
Rules about ucchiṣṭa-state purity: do not touch objects and avoid looking at the sun.