Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
भूशय्या ब्रह्मचर्यं च किंचिद्भक्ष्यनिषेधनम् । एकभक्तादि नियमो नित्यदानं स्वशक्तितः
bhūśayyā brahmacaryaṃ ca kiṃcidbhakṣyaniṣedhanam | ekabhaktādi niyamo nityadānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
En observant le vœu, qu’il dorme à même le sol, garde le brahmacarya, s’abstienne de certains aliments, suive des règles telles qu’un seul repas par jour, et fasse l’aumône chaque jour selon ses moyens.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general vrata-dharma instruction)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vow-observer in Kāśī lives simply: sleeping on a mat on the ground, eating a single modest meal, giving alms to a supplicant near a ghat; the atmosphere is disciplined and serene.
FAQs
Merit grows through disciplined living—restraint, purity, moderated diet, and daily charity performed within one’s means.
The wider context is the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, thus the practices are framed as part of the dharma and merit associated with Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Ground-sleeping, celibacy, selective food restrictions, one-meal discipline (ekabhakta), and daily dāna according to capacity.