Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
अयाचितोपस्थितया यो वृत्त्या वर्तते गृही । येन केनापि संतुष्टो भिक्षुकात्स विशिष्यते
ayācitopasthitayā yo vṛttyā vartate gṛhī | yena kenāpi saṃtuṣṭo bhikṣukātsa viśiṣyate
യാചിക്കാതെ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഉപജീവനത്തിലൂടെ ജീവിച്ച്, എന്തു കിട്ടിയാലും അതിൽ തൃപ്തനാകുന്ന ഗൃഹസ്ഥൻ—ഭിക്ഷുക്കനേക്കാളും ശ്രേഷ്ഠനെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A modest householder receives simple food-grain offered spontaneously by a neighbor; he smiles with contentment, while a mendicant nearby looks restless, counting alms—contrasting inner states rather than social roles.
FAQs
Contentment and integrity in livelihood are powerful virtues; inner renunciation can shine within household life.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-oriented dharma discourse.
No formal rite; it recommends living without begging and cultivating contentment with what comes naturally.