Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
आलापाद्गात्रसंपर्कान्निःश्वासात्सहभोजनात् । पापं संक्रमते यस्मात्तस्मात्तान् परिवर्जयेत्
ālāpādgātrasaṃparkānniḥśvāsātsahabhojanāt | pāpaṃ saṃkramate yasmāttasmāttān parivarjayet
بات چیت، جسمانی لمس، مشترک سانس اور ساتھ کھانے سے گناہ سرایت کرتا ہے؛ اس لیے ایسے لوگوں سے کنارہ کرنا چاہیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata/Arjuna (vocative context in nearby verses)
Scene: A pilgrim at a riverside tīrtha turns away from a group engaged in coarse talk and shared drinking/eating, choosing instead the company of calm ascetics and brāhmaṇas; the river flows as a symbol of purification.
FAQs
Dharma emphasizes that character and purity are contagious; spiritual practice requires guarding one’s associations.
The teaching is given within the Vārāha Tīrtha observance instructions in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Avoidance (parivarjana) of impure company—no intimate contact or shared meals during the vow.