Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
न तिथिं नैव वारं च संक्रात्यादि न पर्व च । नाधर्मं न च धर्मं च विदंत्येते सदा सुखाः
na tithiṃ naiva vāraṃ ca saṃkrātyādi na parva ca | nādharmaṃ na ca dharmaṃ ca vidaṃtyete sadā sukhāḥ
Não calculam os tithis nem os dias da semana, nem observam o saṅkrānti e outras festas. Nem sequer distinguem o «não-dharma» do «dharma»; e, ainda assim, permanecem sempre em tranquilidade.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tranquil community unconcerned with almanacs or festival bustle: no ritual calendars, no astrological paraphernalia; people relaxed, working and resting in harmony under an even, unchanging light.
FAQs
The verse highlights a paradox often used in Purāṇas: by accumulated merit or a special realm’s nature, beings may enjoy ease without conscious ritual observance.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context points to Kāśī’s wider sacred framework, but this verse itself does not name a specific tirtha.
No prescription is given; rather, it notes the absence of calendrical observances (tithi, vāra, saṅkrānti, parva).