Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 243
उद्देशतः समाख्यातो ह्येष नित्यतमो विधिः । इत्थं समाचरन्विप्रो नावसीदति कर्हिचित्
uddeśataḥ samākhyāto hyeṣa nityatamo vidhiḥ | itthaṃ samācaranvipro nāvasīdati karhicit
اشارۃً یہ نہایت دائمی روزانہ کا وِدھان بیان کیا گیا ہے۔ جو وِپر (برہمن) اس طرح آچرن کرتا ہے وہ کبھی کسی وقت بدبختی میں نہیں گرتا۔
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: A teacher-sage gestures as if concluding instructions; a brāhmaṇa disciple performs the prescribed routine with calm confidence; behind them, Kāśī’s ghats and temples symbolize the supportive field of dharma.
FAQs
Steady adherence to nitya-karma (daily dharma) is protective and stabilizing for spiritual and worldly well-being.
The broader glorified field is Kāśī, where even ‘daily rules’ are framed as especially potent when lived with discipline.
It summarizes prior instructions as a ‘nityatama vidhi’ rather than adding a new rite.