Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
तस्य तस्येह तुष्ट्यै त्वं तथा कर्तुं प्रवेत्स्यसि । सर्वनेपथ्यरचनाः सर्वाः सूपस्य संस्कृतीः
tasya tasyeha tuṣṭyai tvaṃ tathā kartuṃ pravetsyasi | sarvanepathyaracanāḥ sarvāḥ sūpasya saṃskṛtīḥ
ഇവിടെ ഓരോരുത്തന്റെയും തൃപ്തിക്കായി നീ അതേ രീതിയിൽ തന്നെ എല്ലാം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയും. എല്ലാ അലങ്കാര-ക്രമീകരണങ്ങളും, ഭക്ഷണ-വിഭവങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ ശുദ്ധീകരണവും പാകപ്പാടുകളും നീ അറിയും.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
FAQs
Skill used to please and serve others—especially in sacred contexts—becomes a form of dharmic service.
The teaching belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise of Kāśī, where service connected to worship and sacred life is elevated.
Implicitly, proper preparation of offerings/food and supportive arrangements for sacred activity are highlighted, though no explicit vrata is stated.