Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 173
एवमाचरतो धर्मं महेशस्य गृहे सतः । धर्मार्थकामसंप्राप्तौ परत्रेह च शोभनम्
evamācarato dharmaṃ maheśasya gṛhe sataḥ | dharmārthakāmasaṃprāptau paratreha ca śobhanam
जो महेशाच्या गृही (शैव गृहस्थधर्मात) राहून अशा प्रकारे धर्म आचरतो, त्याला धर्म-अर्थ-काम यांची प्राप्ती निश्चित होते; आणि इहलोकी व परलोकी दोन्ही ठिकाणी कल्याण होते।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Tirtha: Mahēśa-gṛha (conceptual Śiva-abode/Śiva-kṣetra residence)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Phālguna/Arjuna addressed in nearby verses; also the king as immediate addressee in the sequence
Scene: A devotee-householder under Śiva’s protection: domestic setting subtly transformed into a sacred abode; Śiva’s emblem (liṅga/trident) present; blessings for puruṣārthas.
FAQs
Right conduct under Śiva’s shelter harmonizes worldly aims with spiritual good, benefiting both this life and the next.
No specific location; the ‘house of Maheśa’ signifies Śaiva devotional life and dharmic household practice.
It summarizes the fruit of the prescribed dharma-ācāra (purity, worship, discipline) rather than adding a new rite.