Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
भिन्नभाण्डपरित्यागो यत्र न क्रियते गृहे । न च वेदध्वनिर्यत्र प्रेता भुञ्जंति तत्र हि
bhinnabhāṇḍaparityāgo yatra na kriyate gṛhe | na ca vedadhvaniryatra pretā bhuñjaṃti tatra hi
Na casa onde não se descartam os vasos quebrados, e onde não se ouve o som do Veda—ali, de fato, os pretas participam do alimento.
Māṃsāda
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: Inside a storeroom and kitchen: cracked pots piled up; the house feels silent of mantra; pretas hover near the clutter while a neglected palm-leaf manuscript lies closed.
FAQs
A home should be kept pure and spiritually vibrant; neglect of purity and sacred sound invites inauspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is general dharma within the Mahātmya setting.
Discard broken vessels and sustain Vedic recitation (or sacred chanting) in the household.