संवत्सरं वसंस्तत्र जितक्रोधो जितेंद्रियः । अपरस्वविपुष्टांगः परान्नपरिवर्जकः
saṃvatsaraṃ vasaṃstatra jitakrodho jiteṃdriyaḥ | aparasvavipuṣṭāṃgaḥ parānnaparivarjakaḥ
तत्र संवत्सरं वसन् जितक्रोधो जितेन्द्रियश्च, परस्ववित्तेन स्वाङ्गं न विपुष्णीयात्, परान्नं च न परिवर्जयेत्; एवं स तस्य पवित्रवासस्य यथोचितं फलं प्राप्नोति।
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kṣetra (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified in the provided excerpt
Scene: A long-term Kāśī resident calmly receiving a simple meal offered by townsfolk, refusing neither with pride nor seeking luxury; his posture shows restraint, with a subdued aura of angerlessness.
Residence in Kāśī should be joined with inner mastery—especially over anger and the senses—and with non-greed.
Avimukta (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), revered as Śiva’s unforsaken kṣetra.
A year-long stay marked by self-control and ethical living—avoiding enrichment through others’ wealth while accepting offered alms without disdain.