Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
वाग्यतो गुर्वनुज्ञातो भुंजीतान्नमकुत्सयन् । एकान्नं न समश्नीयाच्छ्राद्धेऽश्नीयात्तथापदि
vāgyato gurvanujñāto bhuṃjītānnamakutsayan | ekānnaṃ na samaśnīyācchrāddhe'śnīyāttathāpadi
مع ضبط اللسان وبعد إذن المعلّم، يأكل المرء دون ازدراء للطعام. ولا يتناول طعامًا من صنف واحد فقط؛ غير أنّه في شعيرة شرادها (Śrāddha) وعند الضرورة يجوز له أن يأكل على ذلك النحو.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim-resident in Kāśī sits to eat after bowing to his guru/elder; he eats quietly without criticism, while a śrāddha setting in the background indicates permitted exceptions.
FAQs
Self-restraint and reverence—eat with humility, under guidance, without fault-finding.
The broader teaching belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī), framing daily dharma for pilgrims and residents.
Śrāddha is named as a context where certain normal food restrictions may be relaxed.