Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
शय्यातृणजलाभ्यंग दीपा गार्हस्थ्य सिद्धिदाः । तथा नव विकर्माणि त्याज्यानि गृहमेधिनाम्
śayyātṛṇajalābhyaṃga dīpā gārhasthya siddhidāḥ | tathā nava vikarmāṇi tyājyāni gṛhamedhinām
शय्या, तृणं, जलं, अभ्यङ्गतैलं, दीपश्च—एते गार्हस्थ्यसिद्धिदाः। तथा गृहमेधिनां नव विकर्माणि त्याज्यानि।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a modest Kāśī home: a lit oil lamp casts steady light; a mat/grass bedding is arranged; water and oil for gentle massage are set aside—symbolizing care and order—while a shadowy backdrop hints at temptations being renounced.
FAQs
Householder success arises from generous hospitality and from renouncing immoral ‘vikarma’ behaviors.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction; it supports Kāśī’s sacred culture of right living.
Providing practical comforts to guests (bed, water, lamp, etc.) and the prescription to abandon ‘nine vikarmas’ (listed next).