Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
गोष्ठाग्निजलरथ्यासु तरुच्छायानगेषु च । त्यजंति ये पुरीषाद्यमारामायतनेषु च
goṣṭhāgnijalarathyāsu tarucchāyānageṣu ca | tyajaṃti ye purīṣādyamārāmāyataneṣu ca
ଯେମାନେ ଗୋଶାଳାରେ, ଅଗ୍ନି ସମୀପରେ, ଜଳରେ, ରାସ୍ତାରେ, ବୃକ୍ଷଛାୟାରେ, ପର୍ବତରେ, ଏବଂ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ଓ ମନ୍ଦିର-ପରିସରରେ ମଳମୂତ୍ରାଦି ତ୍ୟାଗ କରନ୍ତି—ସେମାନେ ଅଶୌଚ ଓ ପାପରେ ନିନ୍ଦିତ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: General tīrtha-śauca (not a named site)
Type: ghat
Scene: A tīrtha landscape with river steps, temple courtyard, shaded rest trees, and a mountain path; attendants guide pilgrims toward proper latrine areas away from sacred zones; the impure act is shown as a cautionary vignette.
FAQs
External cleanliness supports inner purity; defiling sacred and public spaces is a dharmic offense.
No single site is named; the verse protects all tīrthas, temples, and public ways through purity discipline.
Maintain śauca by avoiding defilement of waters, roads, gardens, and temple areas.