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
อาบน้ำแล้วไม่พึงถูร่างกายให้แห้ง ระหว่างทางไม่พึงปล่อยจุกผมศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (ศิขา) ให้คลาย ไม่พึงสะบัดมือเหนือศีรษะ และไม่พึงลากที่นั่งด้วยเท้า
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.