Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
वाचोवेगं मनोवेगं जिह्वावेगं च वर्जयेत् । उत्कोच द्यूत दौत्यार्त द्रव्यं दूरात्परित्यजेत्
vācovegaṃ manovegaṃ jihvāvegaṃ ca varjayet | utkoca dyūta dautyārta dravyaṃ dūrātparityajet
వాక్కు వేగం, మనస్సు వేగం, జిహ్వా వేగం—ఇవన్నీ నియంత్రించాలి. అలాగే లంచం, జూదం, దౌత్యం/దళారీ, మరియు బాధ లేదా బలవంతం ద్వారా వచ్చిన ధనాన్ని దూరం నుంచే వదలాలి.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī stands at a crossroads: one path leads to a gambling den and bribery exchange; the other to a temple and a quiet ghat. He binds his tongue symbolically with a vow-thread, steadies his mind, and turns away from tainted coins.
FAQs
Inner restraint and clean livelihood are pillars of dharma; uncontrolled impulses and tainted wealth corrode spiritual life.
The verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharma-guidance, shaping conduct for those devoted to Kāśī.
No formal rite; it prescribes ethical renunciation—reject bribery, gambling gains, and other harmful earnings as part of dharmic living.