Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
भिन्नभाण्डपरित्यागो यत्र न क्रियते गृहे । न च वेदध्वनिर्यत्र प्रेता भुञ्जंति तत्र हि
bhinnabhāṇḍaparityāgo yatra na kriyate gṛhe | na ca vedadhvaniryatra pretā bhuñjaṃti tatra hi
ఏ ఇంటిలో పగిలిన పాత్రలను పారవేయరు, అలాగే ఎక్కడ వేదధ్వని వినబడదో—అక్కడే ప్రేతులు భుజిస్తారు।
Māṃsāda
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: Inside a storeroom and kitchen: cracked pots piled up; the house feels silent of mantra; pretas hover near the clutter while a neglected palm-leaf manuscript lies closed.
FAQs
A home should be kept pure and spiritually vibrant; neglect of purity and sacred sound invites inauspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is general dharma within the Mahātmya setting.
Discard broken vessels and sustain Vedic recitation (or sacred chanting) in the household.