Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
नांघ्री प्रतापयेदग्नौ न वस्त्वशुचि निक्षिपेत् । प्राणिहिंसां न कुर्वीत नाश्नीयात्संध्ययोर्द्वयोः
nāṃghrī pratāpayedagnau na vastvaśuci nikṣipet | prāṇihiṃsāṃ na kurvīta nāśnīyātsaṃdhyayordvayoḥ
தீயில் கால்களைச் சூடாக்கக் கூடாது; எந்தப் பொருளையும் அசுத்த இடத்தில் வைக்கக் கூடாது. உயிரினங்களுக்கு தீங்கு செய்யக் கூடாது; விடியல் மற்றும் மாலைச் சந்திகளில் உணவு கொள்ளக் கூடாது.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (sandhyā-ācāra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Twilight at a Kāśī ghāṭ: pilgrims pause for sandhyā rites; a small fire/lamp is tended respectfully; a devotee refrains from eating, hands joined, while animals and people are treated gently in the scene.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed through reverence, non-violence, and honoring liminal sacred times like sandhyā with restraint.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered teaching on how to live worthily in the holy city.
Avoid eating at dawn and dusk (the two sandhyās); uphold ahiṃsā and maintain cleanliness in handling objects and fire.