Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
एकतः सर्वमांसानि मत्स्यमांसं तथकैतः । स्मृतिः स्मृतेति किंत्वेभिरतोमत्स्याञ्जहत्यमी
ekataḥ sarvamāṃsāni matsyamāṃsaṃ tathakaitaḥ | smṛtiḥ smṛteti kiṃtvebhiratomatsyāñjahatyamī
一方にはあらゆる肉があり、魚肉もまたそこにある。だが「スムリティ、スムリティ」と唱えるだけで何になろう。ゆえにこれらの生きものは魚を食すことを捨てる。（これぞカーシーの聖なる力がもたらす戒めである。）
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: offerings of various meats set aside, while creatures in Kāśī’s precincts refrain; a subtle contrast between ‘speech of Smṛti’ and ‘embodied restraint’ is shown through calm, non-violent imagery near ghats.
FAQs
True dharma is not only citation of texts but actual restraint; Kāśī’s sanctity inspires lived ethical conduct.
Kāśī-kṣetra, whose influence is portrayed as turning beings away from harmful habits.
No formal rite is stated; the emphasis is on renunciation of हिंसा (harm), symbolized by abandoning fish-eating.