Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशामादिमध्यावसानतः । भैक्ष्यचर्या क्रमेण स्याद्भवच्छब्दोपलक्षिता
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāmādimadhyāvasānataḥ | bhaikṣyacaryā krameṇa syādbhavacchabdopalakṣitā
ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ, ക്ഷത്രിയൻ, വൈശ്യൻ എന്നിവർക്കു ഭിക്ഷാചര്യ ആരംഭം, മധ്യം, അവസാനം എന്ന ക്രമത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം; ‘ഭവത്’ മുതലായ ആദരസൂചക സംബോധനങ്ങളാൽ അത് ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കപ്പെടണം।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three students representing brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya backgrounds perform bhikṣā rounds in sequence; each uses refined respectful address (‘bhavat’) at household doors; the scene emphasizes order and civility.
FAQs
Even humility has dharmic form—alms-seeking is regulated by order and respectful speech, training the student in restraint and courtesy.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-setting.
Rules for bhaikṣā (begging for alms) according to proper sequence and respectful address (e.g., using ‘bhavat’).