Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85
वेलातिक्रममालोक्य पुनर्बभ्राम तां पुरीम् । गृहेगृहे परिप्राप्ता भिक्षान्यैः सर्वभिक्षुकैः
velātikramamālokya punarbabhrāma tāṃ purīm | gṛhegṛhe pariprāptā bhikṣānyaiḥ sarvabhikṣukaiḥ
நேரம் கடந்ததைப் பார்த்து அவர் மீண்டும் அந்த நகரில் அலைந்தார். ஆனால் வீடு வீடாகப் பிச்சை மற்ற எல்லா பிச்சைக்காரர்களுக்கே கிடைத்தது.
Narrator voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage notices the sun’s position—late for alms—then circles the city again; other mendicants receive food first, leaving him empty-handed; the city appears busy with charity already ‘spent’.
FAQs
When supports vanish and opportunities pass, the ascetic learns patience and equanimity rather than entitlement.
Kāśī, depicted as a living spiritual society where mendicants move from house to house.
The regulated timing of bhikṣā (alms-meal) is implied, along with acceptance when the time is missed.