Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
न तिथिं नैव वारं च संक्रात्यादि न पर्व च । नाधर्मं न च धर्मं च विदंत्येते सदा सुखाः
na tithiṃ naiva vāraṃ ca saṃkrātyādi na parva ca | nādharmaṃ na ca dharmaṃ ca vidaṃtyete sadā sukhāḥ
لا يَعدّون التيثي ولا أيامَ الأسبوع، ولا يراعون السَّنكرانتي وسائر الأعياد. ولا يميّزون حتى بين «اللاّدَرْم» و«الدَّرْم»، ومع ذلك فهم دائمًا في سكينةٍ وهناء.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tranquil community unconcerned with almanacs or festival bustle: no ritual calendars, no astrological paraphernalia; people relaxed, working and resting in harmony under an even, unchanging light.
FAQs
The verse highlights a paradox often used in Purāṇas: by accumulated merit or a special realm’s nature, beings may enjoy ease without conscious ritual observance.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context points to Kāśī’s wider sacred framework, but this verse itself does not name a specific tirtha.
No prescription is given; rather, it notes the absence of calendrical observances (tithi, vāra, saṅkrānti, parva).