Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
ततो बाल्यं परित्यक्त्वा वल्कलावृतगात्रिका । तस्यर्षेः सर्वकृत्येषु साहाय्यं प्रकरोति च
tato bālyaṃ parityaktvā valkalāvṛtagātrikā | tasyarṣeḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sāhāyyaṃ prakaroti ca
ครั้นแล้วนางละทิ้งความเป็นเด็กน้อย นุ่งห่มวัสตราเปลือกไม้ปกคลุมกาย และเริ่มเกื้อกูลฤๅษีนั้นในกิจวัตรทั้งปวง
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The girl now in bark garments, hair simply tied, respectfully assisting the sage—sweeping the āśrama, arranging kuśa, preparing water, tending the sacred fire.
FAQs
Service to a sage and participation in āśrama-dharma are portrayed as ennobling disciplines that cultivate virtue.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya storyline of Adhyāya 144.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it describes āśrama service and discipline.