Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
उच्चासनं न सेवेत न व्रजेत्परवेश्मसु । न त्रपाकर वाक्यानि वक्तव्यानि कदाचन
uccāsanaṃ na seveta na vrajetparaveśmasu | na trapākara vākyāni vaktavyāni kadācana
لا ينبغي لها أن تلتمس المقاعد الرفيعة، ولا أن تدخل بيوت الآخرين؛ ولا يجوز لها قط أن تنطق بكلامٍ فاحشٍ أو عديم الحياء.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman declines an ornate high seat, chooses a simple mat; she turns away from a neighbor’s doorway; she speaks softly with lowered gaze—three sequential vignettes showing restraint in posture, movement, and speech; Kāśī street/ghāṭ backdrop lightly indicated.
FAQs
It teaches modesty, restraint, and guarded social conduct as part of dharmic life.
No; it is a general sadācāra instruction within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame.
No ritual action is prescribed; it lays down behavioral prohibitions (seating, visiting, speech).