Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
एकतः सर्वमांसानि मत्स्यमांसं तथकैतः । स्मृतिः स्मृतेति किंत्वेभिरतोमत्स्याञ्जहत्यमी
ekataḥ sarvamāṃsāni matsyamāṃsaṃ tathakaitaḥ | smṛtiḥ smṛteti kiṃtvebhiratomatsyāñjahatyamī
တစ်ဖက်မှာ အသားအမျိုးမျိုး—ငါးအသားပါဝင်သော်လည်း—‘သမ္မရတိ၊ သမ္မရတိ’ ဟုသာ ပြောဆိုရုံနဲ့ ဘာအကျိုးရှိမလဲ။ ထို့ကြောင့် ဤသတ္တဝါတို့သည် ငါးစားခြင်းကို စွန့်လွှတ်ကြသည်။
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: offerings of various meats set aside, while creatures in Kāśī’s precincts refrain; a subtle contrast between ‘speech of Smṛti’ and ‘embodied restraint’ is shown through calm, non-violent imagery near ghats.
FAQs
True dharma is not only citation of texts but actual restraint; Kāśī’s sanctity inspires lived ethical conduct.
Kāśī-kṣetra, whose influence is portrayed as turning beings away from harmful habits.
No formal rite is stated; the emphasis is on renunciation of हिंसा (harm), symbolized by abandoning fish-eating.