Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
तस्मान्न वीक्षयेत्कञ्चिदेकांतस्थं सभार्यकम् । बांधवं च विशेषेण य इच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः
tasmānna vīkṣayetkañcidekāṃtasthaṃ sabhāryakam | bāṃdhavaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa ya icchecchubhamātmanaḥ
پس جو اپنی بھلائی چاہے، اسے کسی کو بھی بیوی کے ساتھ خلوت میں نہ دیکھنا چاہیے—خصوصاً اپنے ہی قرابت دار کو۔
Narrator (contextual ethical maxim; not explicit in the verse)
Scene: A teacher/elder gestures ‘do not look’ while pointing to a secluded space; a younger man listens with folded hands; the scene conveys instruction and restraint rather than drama.
FAQs
Auspiciousness is protected by disciplined conduct—avoiding situations that invite suspicion, disturbance, or moral lapse.
None; this is an ācāra-based instruction embedded in the pilgrimage narrative.
No ritual; it prescribes a niyama of behavior (do not observe a secluded couple, particularly relatives).