Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
अयाचितोपस्थितया यो वृत्त्या वर्तते गृही । येन केनापि संतुष्टो भिक्षुकात्स विशिष्यते
ayācitopasthitayā yo vṛttyā vartate gṛhī | yena kenāpi saṃtuṣṭo bhikṣukātsa viśiṣyate
Der Hausherr, der von dem lebt, was ungefordert zu ihm kommt, und mit allem zufrieden ist, was er erhält, ist sogar einem Bettelmönch überlegen.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A modest householder receives simple food-grain offered spontaneously by a neighbor; he smiles with contentment, while a mendicant nearby looks restless, counting alms—contrasting inner states rather than social roles.
FAQs
Contentment and integrity in livelihood are powerful virtues; inner renunciation can shine within household life.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-oriented dharma discourse.
No formal rite; it recommends living without begging and cultivating contentment with what comes naturally.