Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
एकतः सर्वमांसानि मत्स्यमांसं तथकैतः । स्मृतिः स्मृतेति किंत्वेभिरतोमत्स्याञ्जहत्यमी
ekataḥ sarvamāṃsāni matsyamāṃsaṃ tathakaitaḥ | smṛtiḥ smṛteti kiṃtvebhiratomatsyāñjahatyamī
D’un côté se trouvent toutes les viandes, y même la chair du poisson; mais à quoi sert de ne faire que citer « Smṛti, Smṛti » ? Ainsi ces êtres renoncent à manger du poisson. (Telle est la discipline suscitée par la puissance sacrée de Kāśī.)
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: offerings of various meats set aside, while creatures in Kāśī’s precincts refrain; a subtle contrast between ‘speech of Smṛti’ and ‘embodied restraint’ is shown through calm, non-violent imagery near ghats.
FAQs
True dharma is not only citation of texts but actual restraint; Kāśī’s sanctity inspires lived ethical conduct.
Kāśī-kṣetra, whose influence is portrayed as turning beings away from harmful habits.
No formal rite is stated; the emphasis is on renunciation of हिंसा (harm), symbolized by abandoning fish-eating.