Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
भूशय्या ब्रह्मचर्यं च किंचिद्भक्ष्यनिषेधनम् । एकभक्तादि नियमो नित्यदानं स्वशक्तितः
bhūśayyā brahmacaryaṃ ca kiṃcidbhakṣyaniṣedhanam | ekabhaktādi niyamo nityadānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
Wer das Gelübde hält, soll auf dem Boden schlafen, Brahmacarya wahren, gewisse Speisen meiden, Regeln wie nur eine Mahlzeit am Tag befolgen und täglich nach Kräften Almosen geben.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general vrata-dharma instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vow-observer in Kāśī lives simply: sleeping on a mat on the ground, eating a single modest meal, giving alms to a supplicant near a ghat; the atmosphere is disciplined and serene.
FAQs
Merit grows through disciplined living—restraint, purity, moderated diet, and daily charity performed within one’s means.
The wider context is the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, thus the practices are framed as part of the dharma and merit associated with Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Ground-sleeping, celibacy, selective food restrictions, one-meal discipline (ekabhakta), and daily dāna according to capacity.