Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 174
ब्रह्मचर्यं च संसेव्यं गार्हस्थ्य श्रृणु यादृशम् । पत्नी प्रकृतिरूपा मे तच्चित्तो नास्मि कर्हिचित्
brahmacaryaṃ ca saṃsevyaṃ gārhasthya śrṛṇu yādṛśam | patnī prakṛtirūpā me taccitto nāsmi karhicit
பிரம்மச்சரியத்தை முறையாகச் செய்து, இப்போது என் கிருஹஸ்த தர்மம் எப்படியென்று கேள். என் மனைவி பிரகிருதி-ரூபமாய் இருப்பினும், என் சித்தம் எப்போதும் அவளில் பிணையாது.
A spiritually realized son (speaker not named in the snippet; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative context)
Scene: A serene householder-sage with sacred thread and matted hair, standing beside his wife depicted as a personification of Prakṛti (earthy colors, floral motifs), while his mind is shown as a detached lotus untouched by water.
FAQs
One can live the householder life while maintaining inner non-attachment and yogic steadiness.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on dharma and inner discipline.
No external rite is prescribed; the instruction is ethical-yogic: practice brahmacarya and live gṛhastha life without mental clinging.