Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
न भैक्षं परपाकं तु न च भैक्ष्यं प्रतिग्रहम् । सोमपानसमं भैक्ष्यं तस्माद्भैक्षं समाचरेत्
na bhaikṣaṃ parapākaṃ tu na ca bhaikṣyaṃ pratigraham | somapānasamaṃ bhaikṣyaṃ tasmādbhaikṣaṃ samācaret
न भैक्षं परपाकत्वेन भुञ्जीत, न च तत् प्रतिग्रहत्वेन गृह्णीयात्। भैक्ष्यं सोमपानसमं प्रोक्तं, तस्माद् भैक्षवृत्तिं समाचरेत्॥
Īśvarī (Pārvatī) or a Devī in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya discourse
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A restrained pilgrim-mendicant at Prabhāsa receives a small portion of alms with folded hands, refusing lavish offerings; in the background a coastal tīrtha with a Śiva shrine and Soma symbolism (moon, white libation) suggests the sanctity of simple sustenance.
FAQs
Alms-living is sacred when practiced with purity and non-attachment; it is not meant for dependence, indulgence, or transactional gift-taking.
No single site is singled out; the verse gives a general dharma-rule within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context.
Practice bhaikṣa (living on alms) with the right attitude, distinct from parapāka-indulgence and from pratigraha (obligating acceptance).