Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
वसीरन्नानुपूर्व्येण शाण क्षौमाविकानि च । द्विजस्य मेखला मौंजी मौर्वी च भुजजन्मनः । भवेत्त्रिवृत्समाश्लक्ष्णा विशस्तु शणतांतवी
vasīrannānupūrvyeṇa śāṇa kṣaumāvikāni ca | dvijasya mekhalā mauṃjī maurvī ca bhujajanmanaḥ | bhavettrivṛtsamāślakṣṇā viśastu śaṇatāṃtavī
Hendaklah ia memakai pakaian menurut tertib: kain linen, kain flax, kemudian kain bulu. Bagi dwija, mekhala (tali pinggang suci) hendaklah daripada rumput muñja; bagi yang lahir dari lengan (Kṣatriya), daripada maurvī. Ia hendaklah licin dan dipintal tiga; bagi Vaiśya ditetapkan daripada serat hemp.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame; not explicit)
Scene: A dvija initiate being vested with mekhalā and simple garments; an ācārya ties a threefold-twisted girdle, while textiles (linen/flax/wool) are displayed in order.
FAQs
Outer discipline supports inner discipline—saṃskāra marks remind the seeker of vows and self-control.
This is a dharma instruction within Kāśī Khaṇḍa rather than a direct description of a tirtha.
Materials and construction of the mekhalā and appropriate clothing fibres are prescribed for the initiated.