Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
प्राथयेद्यत्क्वचित्किंचिद्दुष्प्रापं वा भविष्यति । अशनेषु न संतुष्टः स यतिः पतितो भवेत्
prāthayedyatkvacitkiṃcidduṣprāpaṃ vā bhaviṣyati | aśaneṣu na saṃtuṣṭaḥ sa yatiḥ patito bhavet
ஒரு யதி எங்கும்—கிடைக்க அரியதைச் சிறப்பாக—பிச்சையாக வேண்டி, கிடைத்த அன்னத்தில் திருப்தியில்லாமல் இருந்தால், அந்தத் துறவி விரதத்திலிருந்து வீழ்ந்தவன் எனக் கருதப்படுவான்।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A saffron-clad ascetic at a Kāśī lane/ghāṭ receives simple alms; his face shows either serenity (ideal) or dissatisfaction (warning), with temple spires and the Gaṅgā in the background.
FAQs
True renunciation is marked by contentment; craving rare comforts contradicts the ascetic vow.
The larger context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where dharma for different āśramas is taught.
A disciplinary rule for mendicancy: do not beg for special/rare items and remain satisfied with whatever food is received.