Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशामादिमध्यावसानतः । भैक्ष्यचर्या क्रमेण स्याद्भवच्छब्दोपलक्षिता
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāmādimadhyāvasānataḥ | bhaikṣyacaryā krameṇa syādbhavacchabdopalakṣitā
برہمن، کشتری اور ویشیہ کے لیے بھیکشا کی رسم آغاز، درمیان اور انجام کے مقررہ ترتیب سے ہو؛ اور ‘بھوت’ (جناب) وغیرہ کے صیغۂ خطاب سے پہچانی جائے۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three students representing brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya backgrounds perform bhikṣā rounds in sequence; each uses refined respectful address (‘bhavat’) at household doors; the scene emphasizes order and civility.
FAQs
Even humility has dharmic form—alms-seeking is regulated by order and respectful speech, training the student in restraint and courtesy.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-setting.
Rules for bhaikṣā (begging for alms) according to proper sequence and respectful address (e.g., using ‘bhavat’).