Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
शर्वरीमध्य यामौ यौ हुतशेषं च यद्धविः । तत्र स्वपंस्तदश्नंश्च ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति
śarvarīmadhya yāmau yau hutaśeṣaṃ ca yaddhaviḥ | tatra svapaṃstadaśnaṃśca brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati
Dua jaga tengah malam, dan sisa havis setelah persembahan—dengan tidur pada waktu itu dan menyantap sisa yang disucikan itu, seorang brāhmaṇa tidak jatuh ke dalam kemalangan.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night in Kāśī: a quiet household altar with dying embers of a homa; a brāhmaṇa rests during the middle watches; at dawn he partakes of a small portion of havis-śeṣa with reverence. The city sleeps; distant ghāṭ lamps flicker.
FAQs
A disciplined life connected to yajña—proper rest and consuming sanctified remnants—supports steadiness and prevents decline.
The instruction sits within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting; it is a conduct-rule rather than a tīrtha description.
Homa/yajña practice and the consumption of huta-śeṣa (consecrated remainder) as part of dharmic discipline.