Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
न तिष्ठन्नाप्सु नो विप्र गो वह्न्यनिल संमुखः । न फालकृष्टे भूभागे न रथ्यासेव्यभूतले
na tiṣṭhannāpsu no vipra go vahnyanila saṃmukhaḥ | na phālakṛṣṭe bhūbhāge na rathyāsevyabhūtale
Oh brāhmana, no debe hacerse esto estando de pie en el agua, ni de cara a una vaca, al fuego o al viento; ni sobre tierra recién arada, ni en un camino o lugar frecuentado por la gente.
Skanda
Listener: vipra (addressed)
Scene: A teacher-like figure gestures ‘no’ as a pilgrim considers improper places: water’s edge, a cow nearby, a sacred fire, a windy open field, a freshly ploughed furrow, and a busy road—each shown as a small cautionary vignette.
FAQs
Purity is tied to reverence: avoid disrespecting sacred elements (cow, fire) and avoid contaminating shared or cultivated spaces.
No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse gives general dharmic prohibitions within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework.
Do not perform the act in water, facing cow/fire/wind, on freshly ploughed land, or on roads and commonly used ground.