Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
गृहस्थानां च मनसा स्मृत एषोऽपरिग्रहः । एते यमास्तव प्रोक्ताः पंचैव नियमाञ्छृणु
gṛhasthānāṃ ca manasā smṛta eṣo'parigrahaḥ | ete yamāstava proktāḥ paṃcaiva niyamāñchṛṇu
اور گھریلو لوگوں کے لیے اَپَریگرہ یہ سمجھا گیا ہے کہ دل میں بےتعلقی ہو۔ یہ یَم تمہیں بتا دیے گئے؛ اب پانچ نِیَم سنو۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: Disciple/ṛṣi
Scene: A householder holding a small bundle of necessities while a larger pile fades into mist, indicating mental detachment; a teacher figure gestures to a scroll listing yamas, then points to a second scroll titled niyamas.
FAQs
Even while living as a householder, one should practice aparigraha as inner non-attachment; ethics precede higher yoga.
No sacred site is referenced; the focus is on yogic prerequisites.
It introduces the structured discipline of yama and niyama as preparatory observances.