Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
अग्निमात्मनि चाधाय विचरेदनिकेतनः । भिक्षयेत्प्राणयात्रार्थं तापसान्वनवासिनः
agnimātmani cādhāya vicaredaniketanaḥ | bhikṣayetprāṇayātrārthaṃ tāpasānvanavāsinaḥ
မိမိအတွင်း၌ သန့်ရှင်းသော မီးကို ထွန်းညှိထားပြီး အိမ်မရှိသူကဲ့သို့ လှည့်လည်သွားလာရမည်။ အသက်ရှင်ရေးအတွက်သာ တောတွင်းနေ တပဿာရှင်များထံမှ ဘိက္ခာတောင်းယူနိုင်သည်။
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A wandering ascetic with no dwelling, carrying a staff and water-pot, a subtle flame-like aura at the heart symbolizing inner fire; he approaches a forest hermitage to request alms modestly, receiving a small portion.
FAQs
True renunciation is inward—carrying the sacred fire as inner discipline—while living lightly and without attachment to residence or possessions.
It is framed within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred ethos, presenting the renunciant model suitable for seekers in or oriented toward Kāśī.
Bhikṣā is permitted only for prāṇa-yātrā—minimal sustenance—reflecting restraint rather than dependence.
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