Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
एकतः सर्वमांसानि मत्स्यमांसं तथकैतः । स्मृतिः स्मृतेति किंत्वेभिरतोमत्स्याञ्जहत्यमी
ekataḥ sarvamāṃsāni matsyamāṃsaṃ tathakaitaḥ | smṛtiḥ smṛteti kiṃtvebhiratomatsyāñjahatyamī
من جهةٍ كلُّ أنواع اللحوم، ومنها لحم السمك؛ ولكن ما نفعُ الاكتفاء بترديد «سمريتي، سمريتي»؟ لذلك تترك هذه الكائنات أكلَ السمك. (هكذا تُنشئ قداسة كاشي أدبَ الانضباط.)
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: offerings of various meats set aside, while creatures in Kāśī’s precincts refrain; a subtle contrast between ‘speech of Smṛti’ and ‘embodied restraint’ is shown through calm, non-violent imagery near ghats.
FAQs
True dharma is not only citation of texts but actual restraint; Kāśī’s sanctity inspires lived ethical conduct.
Kāśī-kṣetra, whose influence is portrayed as turning beings away from harmful habits.
No formal rite is stated; the emphasis is on renunciation of हिंसा (harm), symbolized by abandoning fish-eating.