Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
ममांगयोग्यं नो गाढं न श्लथं च प्रयत्नतः । विनैव वाससा चारु वाल्कलं च सदोज्ज्वलम्
mamāṃgayogyaṃ no gāḍhaṃ na ślathaṃ ca prayatnataḥ | vinaiva vāsasā cāru vālkalaṃ ca sadojjvalam
“वह मेरे अंगों के अनुरूप हो—न बहुत कसा हुआ, न ढीला; यत्नपूर्वक बना हो; और बिना किसी अतिरिक्त वस्त्र के भी वह सुंदर, सदा उज्ज्वल वल्कल-वस्त्र हो।”
Guru-patnī (continuing instruction), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: The guru’s wife specifies tailoring details: a kañcuka that fits perfectly and a charming, luminous bark-garment without extra cloth; Tvāṣṭra contemplates measurements and material that paradoxically remains bright.
FAQs
Balance and propriety—even in simple living—are part of dharma; careful workmanship becomes a form of righteous conduct.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None explicitly; the verse describes ascetic-style clothing and careful preparation as part of disciplined household life.