Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
अन्नाद्याय व्यूहध्वं सोमोराजाय मा गमत् । समे मुखं प्रमार्क्ष्यते यशसा च भगेन च
annādyāya vyūhadhvaṃ somorājāya mā gamat | same mukhaṃ pramārkṣyate yaśasā ca bhagena ca
অন্ন ও পুষ্টির কল্যাণে এই বিধি সুশৃঙ্খল করো; সোমরাজ দেবতা থেকে বিচ্যুত হয়ো না। মুখ সমভাবে পরিশুদ্ধ হলে তা যশ ও ভাগ্যসমৃদ্ধ হয়।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn in Kāśī performs careful face-cleansing and prepares for worship, with Soma’s cool, lunar presence symbolically reflected in water and sacred plants used for cleansing.
FAQs
Purity and disciplined daily conduct support both worldly well-being (food, fortune) and dharmic auspiciousness.
The broader context is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on daily purity rather than a named tīrtha.
Proper cleansing/wiping of the mouth/face as part of morning purification, aligned with a Soma-associated sanctity.