Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
स्त्रीधर्मिण्या नाभिवदेन्नाद्यादातृप्ति रात्रिषु । तौर्यत्रिक प्रियो न स्यात्कांस्ये पादौ न धावयेत्
strīdharmiṇyā nābhivadennādyādātṛpti rātriṣu | tauryatrika priyo na syātkāṃsye pādau na dhāvayet
មិនគួរធ្វើនមស្ការចំពោះស្ត្រីដែលកំពុងមានរដូវទេ។ នៅពេលយប់ មិនគួរញ៉ាំរហូតដល់ឆ្អែតពេកទេ។ មិនគួរលង់ចិត្តក្នុងការកម្សាន្តដោយចម្រៀង របាំ និងតន្ត្រីទេ ហើយមិនគួរលាងជើងក្នុងភាជន៍សំរឹទ្ធ/កាំស្យៈទេ។
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Kāśī pilgrim declines festive music and dance near a ghat, choosing instead to sit with a rosary; a simple night meal is modest; a foot-washing area shows proper vessels; social interaction is restrained and respectful.
FAQs
Maintain ritual sensitivity, moderation, and simplicity—qualities valued for spiritual focus in a sacred city like Kāśī.
No single tīrtha is singled out; the guidance supports living rightly within Kāśī’s sanctified environment.
Purity-related etiquette and dietary restraint; not a standalone rite, but supportive rules for vrata-like living.