Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
अदंभको निरारंभो लघ्वाहारो जितेंद्रियः । विमुक्तसर्वसंगैर्यः स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
adaṃbhako nirāraṃbho laghvāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ | vimuktasarvasaṃgairyaḥ sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
దంభరహితుడు, ఆడంబరప్రదర్శనలేని వాడు, అల్పాహారి, ఇంద్రియజయుడు, సమస్త ఆసక్తుల నుండి విముక్తుడు—అటువంటి వాడే తీర్థఫలాన్ని నిజంగా అనుభవిస్తాడు.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general tīrtha principle within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble pilgrim in simple cloth walks along a Kāśī ghat at dawn, carrying minimal belongings, eyes lowered in restraint; the Ganga glows softly while temple spires rise behind, suggesting inner detachment amid sacred bustle.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears full fruit only when supported by inner purity—simplicity, sense-control, and non-attachment.
The teaching is framed within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, pointing to the tīrthas of Kāśī and their proper approach.
Not a specific rite, but ethical disciplines (light diet, self-restraint, freedom from hypocrisy and attachment) as the qualifying ‘vidhi’ for tīrthaphala.