संवत्सरं वसंस्तत्र जितक्रोधो जितेंद्रियः । अपरस्वविपुष्टांगः परान्नपरिवर्जकः
saṃvatsaraṃ vasaṃstatra jitakrodho jiteṃdriyaḥ | aparasvavipuṣṭāṃgaḥ parānnaparivarjakaḥ
तेथे एक वर्ष वास करून—क्रोध जिंकून व इंद्रिये संयमित ठेवून—परधनाने देहाचे पोषण करू नये, आणि दुसऱ्यांनी दिलेले अन्न नाकारूही नये; तो त्या पवित्र निवासाचे यथोचित फळ प्राप्त करतो।
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified in the provided excerpt
Scene: A long-term Kāśī resident calmly receiving a simple meal offered by townsfolk, refusing neither with pride nor seeking luxury; his posture shows restraint, with a subdued aura of angerlessness.
Residence in Kāśī should be joined with inner mastery—especially over anger and the senses—and with non-greed.
Avimukta (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), revered as Śiva’s unforsaken kṣetra.
A year-long stay marked by self-control and ethical living—avoiding enrichment through others’ wealth while accepting offered alms without disdain.