Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
पर्यंकशायिनां स्वापे सुखं यदुपपद्यते । तदेव सौख्यं निद्रायामिह भूशायिनामपि
paryaṃkaśāyināṃ svāpe sukhaṃ yadupapadyate | tadeva saukhyaṃ nidrāyāmiha bhūśāyināmapi
La félicité qui surgit dans le sommeil de ceux qui reposent sur une couche est la même félicité, dans le sommeil, même pour ceux qui gisent à même le sol.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two sleepers shown in parallel: one on a fine couch in a wealthy house, another on the ground near a ghat under a simple cloth; both sleep peacefully, while a Śiva shrine lamp burns steadily nearby.
FAQs
Inner experience (like sleep) shows that luxury is not essential for well-being; contentment is independent of excess comfort.
Kāśī is the broader sacred setting, but no specific tīrtha is singled out in this verse.
None; it recommends a mindset of simplicity rather than a formal rite.