Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
नित्यंतनं च निष्पाद्य विधिं विधिविदांवरः । स्नात्वा शुद्धांबरः सायं गौरीपूजां समाचरेत्
nityaṃtanaṃ ca niṣpādya vidhiṃ vidhividāṃvaraḥ | snātvā śuddhāṃbaraḥ sāyaṃ gaurīpūjāṃ samācaret
Sesudah menuntaskan tata laku harian menurut aturan, sang ahli ritus yang utama hendaknya mandi, mengenakan busana suci, dan pada senja hari melaksanakan pemujaan kepada Gaurī.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At sunset, after bathing, a devotee in clean white garments approaches a small Gaurī shrine in Kāśī with lamps and flowers, preparing for pūjā.
FAQs
Devotion is strengthened by order and cleanliness—daily duties, purification, and then heartfelt worship.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative; the verse itself is a general worship instruction.
Complete daily rites, bathe, wear clean clothes, and perform evening Gaurī worship.