Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
शयनस्थो न चाश्नीयान्नपिबेन्न जपेद्द्विजः । सोपानत्कश्चनाचामेन्न तिष्ठन्धारया पिबेत्
śayanastho na cāśnīyānnapibenna japeddvijaḥ | sopānatkaścanācāmenna tiṣṭhandhārayā pibet
ทวิชะไม่พึงกิน ไม่พึงดื่ม และไม่พึงสวดญปะขณะเอนกายนอน อีกทั้งผู้ใดไม่พึงทำอาจมนะขณะสวมรองเท้า และไม่พึงยืนดื่มน้ำด้วยการซดเป็นสายต่อเนื่องดุจธารา
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dvija sits upright on a kuśa mat doing japa with a mālā; nearby sandals are set aside; a small ācāmana spoon and lotā; another figure stands but is shown refraining from drinking in a careless stream.
FAQs
Reverence is expressed through disciplined bodily conduct—posture, cleanliness, and proper manner of sipping water.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame, guiding proper conduct for life in sacred Kāśī.
Do not do japa/eat/drink while lying down; do not do ācamana with shoes; avoid drinking by a running stream while standing.