अल्पाहारो रहःस्थायी त्त्विंद्रियार्थेष्वलोलुपः । रागद्वेषविर्निर्मुक्तो भिक्षुर्मोक्षाय कल्पते
alpāhāro rahaḥsthāyī ttviṃdriyārtheṣvalolupaḥ | rāgadveṣavirnirmukto bhikṣurmokṣāya kalpate
Wenig essend, in Zurückgezogenheit verweilend, nicht gierig nach Sinnesobjekten und frei von Anhaftung und Abneigung—ein solcher Bettelmönch wird der Befreiung (mokṣa) würdig.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary bhikṣu meditates on a quiet Kāśī ghat at dawn, small food bowl beside him, senses withdrawn; the Gaṅgā flows steadily, symbolizing samatā; faint silhouettes of temptations dissolve like mist.
Liberation is approached through moderation, solitude, non-greed, and inner freedom from attachment and aversion.
Kāśī is the broader sacred frame in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, associated with the pursuit of mokṣa through dharma.
Not a rite but a discipline: small intake, seclusion, and non-attachment as the bhikṣu’s daily vow.