Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
नालोकयेद्दिशोभागाञ्ज्योतिश्चक्रं नभोमलम् । वामेन पाणिना शिश्नं धृत्वोत्तिष्ठेत्प्रयत्नवान्
nālokayeddiśobhāgāñjyotiścakraṃ nabhomalam | vāmena pāṇinā śiśnaṃ dhṛtvottiṣṭhetprayatnavān
Jangan memandang ke arah penjuru, dan jangan menatap lingkaran cahaya atau langit yang jernih. Dengan tangan kiri memegang kemaluan, hendaklah ia bangun dengan bersungguh-sungguh serta penuh waspada.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A restrained householder in a secluded spot near Kāśī, rising carefully after evacuation, eyes lowered, maintaining modesty and ritual attentiveness; distant suggestion of Gaṅgā ghāṭas and temple spires without explicit depiction of the act.
FAQs
Restraint and modesty are integral to purity; mindfulness governs even private actions.
None directly; it is a general śauca rule preserved within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharma teaching.
Do not look around or at the sky/luminaries; rise carefully, maintaining bodily control (left-hand hold prescribed).