Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
रजस्वलां न सेवेत नाश्नीयात्सह भार्यया । एकवासा न भुंजीत न भुंजीतोत्कटासने
rajasvalāṃ na seveta nāśnīyātsaha bhāryayā | ekavāsā na bhuṃjīta na bhuṃjītotkaṭāsane
لا يجامع المرءُ امرأةً حائضًا، ولا يأكل مع زوجته. ولا يأكل وهو لابسٌ ثوبًا واحدًا فقط، ولا يأكل وهو جالسٌ قرفصاء.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (vow-like residence discipline)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Interior of a pilgrim’s lodging in Kāśī: a man prepares to eat on a clean seat with proper garments; the atmosphere is restrained and ritualized, with a small lamp and water-pot nearby, emphasizing decorum rather than indulgence.
FAQs
Household life should be governed by restraint and ritual cleanliness; disciplined habits safeguard both spiritual focus and bodily well-being.
The instruction is framed within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, presenting right conduct as part of living and worshipping in sacred Kāśī.
Behavioral injunctions: avoid intimacy during menstruation, avoid eating together with one’s wife (as a discipline), and avoid improper attire/posture while eating.