Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
आचांतः पुनराचामेत्कृते रथ्योपसर्पणे । स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा पयः पीत्वा प्रारंभे शुभकर्मणाम्
ācāṃtaḥ punarācāmetkṛte rathyopasarpaṇe | snātvā bhuktvā payaḥ pītvā prāraṃbhe śubhakarmaṇām
ក្រោយធ្វើអាចមនៈម្តងហើយ បើបានទៅជិតផ្លូវសាធារណៈ ត្រូវធ្វើអាចមនៈម្តងទៀត។ ក៏ដូចគ្នា បន្ទាប់ពីងូតទឹក បន្ទាប់ពីបរិភោគ បន្ទាប់ពីផឹកទឹកដោះគោ និងនៅពេលចាប់ផ្តើមពិធីមង្គលទាំងឡាយ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim pauses at the edge of a busy Kāśī lane, then again at a ghāṭa after bathing, sipping water in ācāmana before proceeding to a temple for an auspicious rite.
FAQs
Auspicious acts bear their fullest fruit when begun with conscious purification and self-restraint.
The rule is taught within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred-life framework, where purity supports merit in Kāśī.
Repeat ācamana after going near the street, after bathing, after eating, after drinking milk, and before starting auspicious ceremonies.