Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
नैष्ठिकान्नाशनाद्भूयो निवृत्तो रोगवान्सदा । पत्नीबहुत्वे त्वेकस्यां रेतोमोक्षः क्षयी भवेत्
naiṣṭhikānnāśanādbhūyo nivṛtto rogavānsadā | patnībahutve tvekasyāṃ retomokṣaḥ kṣayī bhavet
नैष्ठिकं संन्यासिनं भोजयितुं पुनः पुनः यो निवर्तते, स सदा रोगवान् भवति। पत्नीबहुत्वे सति एकस्यां एव रेतोमोक्षः क्रियते चेत्, स क्षयी भवेत्।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A renunciant (naiṣṭhika) stands at a doorway with begging bowl; the householder turns away repeatedly. In a parallel vignette, a wealthy man with many wives is shown weakened and wasting, indicating decline from indulgence and imbalance.
FAQs
Supporting the disciplined and practicing moderation in household life sustains well-being; neglect and excess rebound as suffering.
No specific sacred site is referenced in this verse.
Implied anna-dāna (offering food), especially to the naiṣṭhika (disciplined renunciant), though no procedural detail is given.