Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
प्राथयेद्यत्क्वचित्किंचिद्दुष्प्रापं वा भविष्यति । अशनेषु न संतुष्टः स यतिः पतितो भवेत्
prāthayedyatkvacitkiṃcidduṣprāpaṃ vā bhaviṣyati | aśaneṣu na saṃtuṣṭaḥ sa yatiḥ patito bhavet
যদি কোনো যতি কোথাও—বিশেষত দুর্লভ বস্তু—ভিক্ষা চায় এবং প্রাপ্ত অন্নে সন্তুষ্ট না থাকে, তবে সেই সন্ন্যাসী ব্রতচ্যুত, পতিত বলে গণ্য হয়।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A saffron-clad ascetic at a Kāśī lane/ghāṭ receives simple alms; his face shows either serenity (ideal) or dissatisfaction (warning), with temple spires and the Gaṅgā in the background.
FAQs
True renunciation is marked by contentment; craving rare comforts contradicts the ascetic vow.
The larger context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where dharma for different āśramas is taught.
A disciplinary rule for mendicancy: do not beg for special/rare items and remain satisfied with whatever food is received.