Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
भद्रमेव वदेन्नित्यं भद्रमेव विचिंतयेत् । भद्रैरेवेह संसर्गो नाभद्रैश्च कदाचन
bhadrameva vadennityaṃ bhadrameva viciṃtayet | bhadraireveha saṃsargo nābhadraiśca kadācana
จงกล่าวแต่ถ้อยคำอันเป็นมงคลเสมอ จงดำริแต่สิ่งอันเป็นมงคลเสมอ ในโลกนี้จงคบหากับสัตบุรุษเท่านั้น อย่าคบคนทรามเป็นอันขาด
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Kāśī chooses to sit with serene sādhus chanting near a ghat rather than with gamblers and quarrelers in a nearby alley; thought-forms are depicted as bright lotuses versus dark smoke.
FAQs
Purify life by disciplining speech, thought, and companionship—good association sustains dharma.
It is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s guidance for living a worthy life in the sacred sphere of Kāśī.
No specific rite; it prescribes continual inner and social discipline (thought, speech, and association).