Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
चेदिदं शोधयेद्देहं नैव ग्राह्यं समंततः । सर्वतो यः प्रति ग्राही निहाराहारयोर्न च
cedidaṃ śodhayeddehaṃ naiva grāhyaṃ samaṃtataḥ | sarvato yaḥ prati grāhī nihārāhārayorna ca
ଏହି ଦେହ ଶୋଧିତ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ବ୍ୟବହାରରେ ଗ୍ରାହ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ; କାରଣ ଯେ ସବୁଠାରୁ ଅବିବେକରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ, ସେ ନ ଆଚାରରେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ, ନ ଆହାରରେ।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A disciplined ascetic refuses mixed offerings from a crowd; beside him, a simple pure meal and clean water symbolize āhāra-śuddhi; the crowd represents indiscriminate sources.
FAQs
Outer cleansing is incomplete without ethical restraint—especially restraint in accepting gifts and maintaining disciplined conduct and diet.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general purāṇic dharma concerning purity and right livelihood.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes niyama (discipline), particularly regarding accepting gifts and maintaining pure diet and conduct.