Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
स्नात्वा न मार्जयेद्गात्रं विसृजेन्न शिखां पथि । हस्तौ शिरो न धुनुयान्नाकर्षेदासनं पदा
snātvā na mārjayedgātraṃ visṛjenna śikhāṃ pathi | hastau śiro na dhunuyānnākarṣedāsanaṃ padā
స్నానం చేసిన తరువాత శరీరాన్ని రుద్ది తుడవకూడదు; మార్గంలో శిఖను విప్పి వదలకూడదు. తలపై చేతులను ఊపకూడదు, పాదంతో ఆసనాన్ని లాగకూడదు.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (ghāṭa-snān context)
Type: ghat
Listener: Śaunaka-ādi Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from the Gaṅgā at a Kāśī ghāṭa, water dripping, śikhā neatly tied, hands held calmly; nearby an āsana is respectfully lifted, not dragged; the atmosphere is disciplined and reverent.
FAQs
Reverence is expressed through refined bodily conduct; discipline after bathing and in public preserves sacred decorum.
Kāśī’s sacred setting is implicit; such etiquette is especially relevant near ghāṭas, temples, and pilgrim routes.
Post-bath (snāna) behavioral restraints and etiquette regarding grooming and respectful handling of seats.