Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69
देशाचाराञ्ज्ञा तिधर्माञ्जपं होमं च मंगलम् । दैवतेज्यां विधानेन शौचं कुर्वंति ये जनाः । लोकापवादभीता ये पुमांसस्तेषु मा विश
deśācārāñjñā tidharmāñjapaṃ homaṃ ca maṃgalam | daivatejyāṃ vidhānena śaucaṃ kurvaṃti ye janāḥ | lokāpavādabhītā ye pumāṃsasteṣu mā viśa
जे पुरुष देशाचार व धर्मविधी जाणून विधिपूर्वक जप, होम, मंगलकर्म व देवपूजा करतात, आणि लोकनिंदेच्या भयाने शुचिता पाळतात—त्यांच्यात तू प्रवेश करू नकोस।
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from surrounding dialogue)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of men perform elaborate rites—homa smoke, japa beads, orderly pūjā—while glancing anxiously at onlookers; a pilgrim quietly turns away seeking a more sincere ascetic by the tīrtha.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through purity, disciplined worship, and right conduct; one should avoid causing disturbance or transgression among the strictly observant.
The instruction occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, tied to the sanctity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Japa (mantra recitation), homa (oblations into fire), maṅgala-kriyā (auspicious rites), and devatā-ijyā (deity worship) performed with śauca (purity) and proper vidhi.