Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
वसत्यूर्ध्वं तु षण्मासाद्यदा तीर्थे गृहाधिपः । अवज्ञा जायते तस्य मनश्चापल्यभावतः । तदा धर्माद्विनश्यंति सकला गृहमेधिनः
vasatyūrdhvaṃ tu ṣaṇmāsādyadā tīrthe gṛhādhipaḥ | avajñā jāyate tasya manaścāpalyabhāvataḥ | tadā dharmādvinaśyaṃti sakalā gṛhamedhinaḥ
“Mas quando um chefe de família permanece num tīrtha por mais de seis meses, devido à inconstância da mente nasce nele o desdém; então os chefes de família, como classe, afastam-se do dharma.”
Viśvakarmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (rule generalized)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder lingering too long becomes casual—walking past the shrine inattentively—while sages look on with concern; a contrasting vignette shows a pilgrim departing with renewed reverence.
FAQs
Holiness must be protected by humility; prolonged residence can breed familiarity and disrespect, undermining dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, framed as a powerful sacred environment requiring careful conduct.
A behavioral restriction: householders should not remain at a tīrtha beyond six months to avoid avajñā and dharmic decline.