Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
न गर्तेषु ससत्वेषु न तिष्ठन्न व्रजन्नपि । गोविप्रसूर्यवाय्वग्नि चंद्रर्क्षांबु गुरूनपि
na garteṣu sasatveṣu na tiṣṭhanna vrajannapi | goviprasūryavāyvagni caṃdrarkṣāṃbu gurūnapi
જ્યાં જીવજંતુ હોય એવા ખાડામાં ઊભા રહીને કે ચાલતાં ચાલતાં મલમૂત્ર ત્યાગ ન કરવો. તેમજ ગાય, બ્રાહ્મણ, સૂર્ય, વાયુ, અગ્નિ, ચંદ્ર, નક્ષત્ર, જળ અને ગુરુજનો તરફ મોઢું રાખીને પણ ન કરવું.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (purity discipline within sacred mandala)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A pilgrim pauses outside the sacred precinct, looking for a proper secluded spot; in the background are cows, a brāhmaṇa, a small sacred fire, the river, and the sun/moon motifs—showing the sense of being watched by cosmic witnesses; a pit with small creatures is carefully avoided.
FAQs
Purity is inseparable from reverence: avoid harming small beings and avoid disrespecting sacred persons and cosmic powers through impure acts.
The broader Kāśī setting is implied; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frames such conduct as part of Kāśī’s sacred discipline.
Prohibitions regarding where and in whose direction one may discharge waste, emphasizing non-harm and reverence.
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