Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
ऋतुकालाभिगामी यः स्वदारनिरतश्च यः । स सदा ब्रह्मचारी हि विज्ञेयः स गृहाश्रमी
ṛtukālābhigāmī yaḥ svadāranirataśca yaḥ | sa sadā brahmacārī hi vijñeyaḥ sa gṛhāśramī
जो केवळ ऋतूकाळातच पत्नीगमन करतो आणि स्वपत्नीशीच एकनिष्ठ असतो, त्या गृहस्थाला सदा ब्रह्मचारीच समजावे.
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa dharma-narration context)
Scene: A householder with calm, ascetic-like aura—simple clothing, japa-mālā, household shrine—standing beside his wife with mutual respect; a subtle halo suggests ‘ever-brahmacārī’ purity within domestic life.
FAQs
True brahmacarya is defined by disciplined, dharmic living—even within marriage—through fidelity and restraint.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse is an ethical definition within gṛhastha-dharma.
The rule is ṛtukāla-niyama (proper timing) and svadāra-niyama (exclusive devotion to one’s spouse).