Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149
मातः स्वसरथो पुत्रि आर्येति च वदेद्बुधः । उचछिष्टो नालभेत्किंचिन्न च सूर्यं विलोकयेत्
mātaḥ svasaratho putri āryeti ca vadedbudhaḥ | ucachiṣṭo nālabhetkiṃcinna ca sūryaṃ vilokayet
ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ଲୋକ (ନାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ) ‘ମାତା’, ‘ଭଉଣୀ’, ‘କନ୍ୟା’, ‘ଆର୍ଯ୍ୟେ’ ବୋଲି ସମ୍ମାନରେ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରୁ। ଉଚ୍ଛିଷ୍ଟ ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ କିଛି ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ, ଏବଂ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A Śaiva devotee greets women with folded hands, addressing them as mother/sister/daughter; nearby, a meal scene shows him performing ācamana and washing before approaching a shrine; the sun is depicted as a powerful orb, with the devotee averting gaze until purified.
FAQs
Devotion expresses itself through respectful speech and careful observance of purity in daily life.
No holy site is indicated; this is a general rule of conduct.
Rules about ucchiṣṭa-state purity: do not touch objects and avoid looking at the sun.