Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
चेदिदं शोधयेद्देहं नैव ग्राह्यं समंततः । सर्वतो यः प्रति ग्राही निहाराहारयोर्न च
cedidaṃ śodhayeddehaṃ naiva grāhyaṃ samaṃtataḥ | sarvato yaḥ prati grāhī nihārāhārayorna ca
இந்த உடல் சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்டாலும் எல்லாவிதத்திலும், எல்லா நடத்தைகளிலும் அது ஏற்கத்தக்கதல்ல; ஏனெனில் எவரிடமிருந்தும் வேறுபாடு இன்றி ஏற்றுக்கொள்வவன் நடத்தையிலும் உணவிலும் தூயவன் அல்லன்.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A disciplined ascetic refuses mixed offerings from a crowd; beside him, a simple pure meal and clean water symbolize āhāra-śuddhi; the crowd represents indiscriminate sources.
FAQs
Outer cleansing is incomplete without ethical restraint—especially restraint in accepting gifts and maintaining disciplined conduct and diet.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general purāṇic dharma concerning purity and right livelihood.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes niyama (discipline), particularly regarding accepting gifts and maintaining pure diet and conduct.