Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
वेलातिक्रममालोक्य पुनर्बभ्राम तां पुरीम् । गृहेगृहे परिप्राप्ता भिक्षान्यैः सर्वभिक्षुकैः
velātikramamālokya punarbabhrāma tāṃ purīm | gṛhegṛhe pariprāptā bhikṣānyaiḥ sarvabhikṣukaiḥ
Melihat waktu yang semestinya telah lewat, ia kembali mengembara di kota itu. Namun dari rumah ke rumah, sedekah telah didapat oleh para pengemis lainnya.
Narrator voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage notices the sun’s position—late for alms—then circles the city again; other mendicants receive food first, leaving him empty-handed; the city appears busy with charity already ‘spent’.
FAQs
When supports vanish and opportunities pass, the ascetic learns patience and equanimity rather than entitlement.
Kāśī, depicted as a living spiritual society where mendicants move from house to house.
The regulated timing of bhikṣā (alms-meal) is implied, along with acceptance when the time is missed.