Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
यावच्छरीरमरुजं यावन्नेंद्रियविप्लवः । तावत्त्रिलोचनं काश्यामनर्च्याश्नामि नाण्वपि
yāvaccharīramarujaṃ yāvanneṃdriyaviplavaḥ | tāvattrilocanaṃ kāśyāmanarcyāśnāmi nāṇvapi
Enquanto meu corpo estiver sem doença e meus sentidos não vacilarem, não comerei sequer um bocado sem antes adorar Trilocana em Kāśī.
Skanda (narrating the vow; vow voiced by Parimalālaya within Skanda’s narration)
Tirtha: Trilocana in Kāśī
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee at dawn in Kāśī offers flowers and water to Trilocana, then sits with a simple meal untouched, indicating he will not eat without worship; the shrine lamp glows beside the Ganga breeze.
FAQs
Daily life becomes sādhana when nourishment is preceded by worship—placing Śiva and Kāśī at the center of routine.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly named as the place where Trilocana is to be worshiped.
A vrata-like rule: do not eat until after worshiping Trilocana in Kāśī.