Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
अयाचितं चरेद्यस्तु प्रसुप्ते मधुसूदने । न विच्छेदो भवेत्तस्य कदाचित्सह बंधुभिः
ayācitaṃ caredyastu prasupte madhusūdane | na vicchedo bhavettasya kadācitsaha baṃdhubhiḥ
Tatkala Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu) berada dalam tidur yoga, sesiapa yang hidup dengan rezeki yang datang tanpa diminta tidak akan mengalami perpisahan daripada kaum kerabatnya pada bila-bila masa.
Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya-style narration in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-devotee during cāturmāsya receives simple food offered freely at a temple courtyard without asking; family members remain united nearby, while Viṣṇu in yoganidrā is shown as a protective presence.
FAQs
Contentment and non-solicitation (ayācita) are praised as dharmic disciplines that safeguard social and familial harmony.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it presents a vrata-based teaching within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
Ayācita-vrata: living on food or support that comes without asking, during the sacred period associated with Viṣṇu’s sleep.