Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
ग्रामाद्धनुःशतं गच्छेन्नगराच्च चतुर्गुणम् । तृणैराच्छाद्य वसुधां शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा
grāmāddhanuḥśataṃ gacchennagarācca caturguṇam | tṛṇairācchādya vasudhāṃ śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā
Qu’on s’éloigne d’un village de cent longueurs d’arc, et d’une ville de quatre fois cette distance. Ayant couvert le sol d’herbe et voilé la tête d’un tissu, qu’on agisse comme il convient.
Skanda
Scene: A pilgrim walks beyond the village boundary markers; he spreads grass on bare earth, draws cloth over his head, preparing discreetly in a secluded patch away from roads.
FAQs
Purity includes social responsibility—maintaining distance and decorum so that communal spaces remain clean and dignified.
None is directly named; the verse supports the broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa ethos of maintaining purity for sacred living.
Go far from habitation (100 bow-lengths from a village; four times from a city), cover the ground with grass, and cover the head with cloth.