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
गार्गी, हे भद्रे, दूधाचे रक्षण कर—हा नकुल येत आहे. दूध पिण्यात कुशल अशा या नकुलाला दूर हाकलून दे.
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.