Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
गुह्यजान्यपि लोमानि तत्स्पर्शादशुचिर्भवेत् । पादधौतोदकं मूत्रमुच्छिष्टान्नोदकानि च
guhyajānyapi lomāni tatsparśādaśucirbhavet | pādadhautodakaṃ mūtramucchiṣṭānnodakāni ca
Sogar die Haare an den verborgenen Stellen: durch ihre Berührung wird man unrein. Ebenso unrein sind das Wasser vom Fußwaschen, der Urin und die Wasser, die mit Speiseresten in Verbindung stehen.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/dvijas addressed through the Kāśī-dharma instruction
Scene: A Kāśī pilgrim carefully pours foot-wash water away from the worship area, keeps separate vessels for clean water, and performs ācamana; the ghat steps and a small shrine indicate the sacred setting.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner discipline; a pilgrim should recognize sources of impurity and maintain careful conduct.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred field where such discipline is taught as part of living the city’s dharma.
Identification of aśauca sources—contact with private-part hair, foot-wash water, urine, and water linked to leftover food—implying the need for cleansing before ritual acts.