Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
वृद्धान्प्रयत्नाद्वंदेत दद्यात्तेषां स्वमासनम् । विनम्रधमनिस्तस्मादनुयायात्ततश्च तान्
vṛddhānprayatnādvaṃdeta dadyātteṣāṃ svamāsanam | vinamradhamanistasmādanuyāyāttataśca tān
Avec soin, qu’on s’incline devant les anciens et qu’on leur offre son propre siège. Avec une attitude humble, qu’on les accompagne ensuite, en marque de respect.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/residents instructed in Kāśī etiquette
Scene: On a Kāśī ghat or temple corridor, a young pilgrim rises, bows to an elderly sage, offers his seat, and walks a few steps behind in respectful accompaniment amid lamps and devotees.
FAQs
Humility and service toward elders is a direct expression of dharma and refines one’s character for spiritual life.
Kāśī is the setting where social conduct is treated as sacred discipline supporting pilgrimage merit.
An ācāra rule: bow to elders, offer one’s seat, and escort them respectfully.