Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
अयाचितं चरेद्यस्तु प्रसुप्ते मधुसूदने । न विच्छेदो भवेत्तस्य कदाचित्सह बंधुभिः
ayācitaṃ caredyastu prasupte madhusūdane | na vicchedo bhavettasya kadācitsaha baṃdhubhiḥ
جب مدھوسودن (وشنو) یوگ نِدرا میں ہوں، جو شخص بغیر مانگے جو کچھ ملے اسی پر گزر بسر کرے، اسے کبھی بھی اپنے رشتہ داروں سے جدائی نہیں ہوتی۔
Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya-style narration in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-devotee during cāturmāsya receives simple food offered freely at a temple courtyard without asking; family members remain united nearby, while Viṣṇu in yoganidrā is shown as a protective presence.
FAQs
Contentment and non-solicitation (ayācita) are praised as dharmic disciplines that safeguard social and familial harmony.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it presents a vrata-based teaching within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
Ayācita-vrata: living on food or support that comes without asking, during the sacred period associated with Viṣṇu’s sleep.