Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 220
विधायान्नमनग्नं तदुपरिष्टादधस्तथा । आपोशनविधानेन कृत्वाश्नीयात्सुधीर्द्विजः
vidhāyānnamanagnaṃ tadupariṣṭādadhastathā | āpośanavidhānena kṛtvāśnīyātsudhīrdvijaḥ
अग्निदोषरहित शुद्ध अन्न विधीनुसार वर-खाली मांडून, सुबुद्धी द्विजाने ‘आपोशन’ विधी करून मगच भोजन करावे।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ācāra-śuddhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dvija sits on a clean seat with a leaf-plate; water vessel at hand; he performs āpośana with composed posture before beginning his meal; a simple Kāśī household/āśrama setting.
FAQs
Everyday acts like eating become dharmic when performed with cleanliness and prescribed purification.
The conduct is taught within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-oriented dharma instruction; the verse itself is not site-specific.
Ensure food is undefiled and perform āpośana properly before eating.