Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
वसत्यूर्ध्वं तु षण्मासाद्यदा तीर्थे गृहाधिपः । अवज्ञा जायते तस्य मनश्चापल्यभावतः । तदा धर्माद्विनश्यंति सकला गृहमेधिनः
vasatyūrdhvaṃ tu ṣaṇmāsādyadā tīrthe gṛhādhipaḥ | avajñā jāyate tasya manaścāpalyabhāvataḥ | tadā dharmādvinaśyaṃti sakalā gṛhamedhinaḥ
لیکن جب کوئی گِرہستھ تیرتھ میں چھ ماہ سے زیادہ ٹھہرتا ہے تو دل کی چنچل فطرت کے سبب اس میں بے ادبی پیدا ہو جاتی ہے؛ تب گِرہستھ بطورِ مجموعہ دھرم سے ہٹ جاتے ہیں۔
Viśvakarmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (rule generalized)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder lingering too long becomes casual—walking past the shrine inattentively—while sages look on with concern; a contrasting vignette shows a pilgrim departing with renewed reverence.
FAQs
Holiness must be protected by humility; prolonged residence can breed familiarity and disrespect, undermining dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, framed as a powerful sacred environment requiring careful conduct.
A behavioral restriction: householders should not remain at a tīrtha beyond six months to avoid avajñā and dharmic decline.