Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
चैत्रशुक्ल तृतीयायां कृत्वा वै दंतधावनम् । सायंतनीं च निर्वर्त्य नातितृप्त्या भुजिक्रियाम्
caitraśukla tṛtīyāyāṃ kṛtvā vai daṃtadhāvanam | sāyaṃtanīṃ ca nirvartya nātitṛptyā bhujikriyām
சைத்ர சுக்ல திருதியை அன்று பற்களைத் தூய்மைப்படுத்தி, மாலைக்கால விதியை நிறைவேற்றி, மிகுந்த திருப்தி அடையுமளவு உண்ணாமல் உணவு கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Scene: A devotee at dawn performs danta-dhāvana near a water source; later, at dusk, lamps are lit for the evening rite; a simple, modest meal is taken in restraint, with the Devi shrine in mind.
FAQs
Purity and restraint—outer cleanliness and moderated eating—support the inner focus required for vrata-fruit.
The instruction belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma setting, though this verse itself is primarily ritual guidance.
Perform morning cleanliness (including tooth-cleaning), complete evening observance, and eat moderately (avoid over-satiation).