Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
सर्वं तिलमयं नाद्यात्सायं शर्माभिलाषुकः । न निरीक्षेत विण्मूत्रे नोच्छिष्टः संस्पृशेच्छिरः
sarvaṃ tilamayaṃ nādyātsāyaṃ śarmābhilāṣukaḥ | na nirīkṣeta viṇmūtre nocchiṣṭaḥ saṃspṛśecchiraḥ
Quem deseja bem-estar não deve comer ao entardecer alimento feito inteiramente de gergelim. Não deve olhar para fezes e urina, e não deve tocar a cabeça estando na impureza dos restos de comida (ucchiṣṭa).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Evening in Kāśī: a household avoids a sesame-heavy dish; a pilgrim turns gaze away from an impure area; after meals, he washes and only then touches his head/hair before entering a shrine lane.
FAQs
Dharma is preserved through dietary restraint and careful observance of purity, especially regarding ucchiṣṭa.
The verse belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s guidance for righteous living in Kāśī rather than a single named tīrtha.
Avoid all-sesame preparations in the evening; avoid impure sights; do not touch the head while ucchiṣṭa.