Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
लक्षणैः परिहीनोपि सम्यगाचारतत्परः । श्रद्धालुरनसूयुश्च नरो जीवेत्समाः शतम
lakṣaṇaiḥ parihīnopi samyagācāratatparaḥ | śraddhāluranasūyuśca naro jīvetsamāḥ śatama
ទោះបីមនុស្សម្នាក់ខ្វះសញ្ញាខាងក្រៅក៏ដោយ បើគាត់ខិតខំក្នុងចរិតត្រឹមត្រូវ មានសទ្ធា និងមិនចូលចិត្តរកកំហុសអ្នកដទៃ គាត់អាចរស់បានរយឆ្នាំ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (sage) and audience
Scene: A simple-looking devotee without priestly insignia stands respectfully with folded hands, while a radiant aura subtly indicates inner virtue; nearby, a group refrains from gossip, symbolized by closed lips and calm eyes; a '100-year' longevity motif shown as a full blooming tree with many rings.
FAQs
Dharma values inner character—faith and non-censure—over external labels; such conduct supports well-being and longevity.
This is a moral teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting rather than a direct praise of a named tīrtha.
No ritual is stated; the practice prescribed is samyag-ācāra along with śraddhā and anasūyā.