Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
तृतीयाश्रमिणो यस्मिन्वनवृत्तिकृतादराः । निःस्पृहा ग्रामवार्तासु वेदवर्त्मानुसारिणः
tṛtīyāśramiṇo yasminvanavṛttikṛtādarāḥ | niḥspṛhā grāmavārtāsu vedavartmānusāriṇaḥ
Allí, los del tercer āśrama (vānaprasthas) honraban con fervor la vida del bosque; sin codicia por los asuntos de la aldea, seguían la senda trazada por el Veda.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Vānaprasthas in a quiet forest hermitage: simple huts, sacred fire, deer and birds nearby; elders with bark garments and matted hair, reading or meditating, indifferent to distant village bustle.
FAQs
Progress in dharma matures into detachment and Vedic-aligned simplicity.
Kāśī’s sacred milieu is supported by depicting renunciant-friendly values in its associated kingdom.
No explicit ritual; it recommends the vānaprastha discipline and detachment.