Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
न द्विर्भुंजीत चैकस्मिन्दिवा क्वापि द्विजोत्तमः । सायंप्रातर्द्विजोऽश्नीयादग्निहोत्रविधानवित्
na dvirbhuṃjīta caikasmindivā kvāpi dvijottamaḥ | sāyaṃprātardvijo'śnīyādagnihotravidhānavit
برتر دو بار جنم لینے والا ایک ہی دن میں کہیں بھی دو بار نہ کھائے۔ جو دو بار جنم لینے والا اگنی ہوترا کے ودھان کو جانتا ہو، وہ صبح اور شام ہی کھانا کھائے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dvija tending the sacred fire at dawn and dusk; after offerings, he takes a modest meal—two scenes mirrored with sunrise and sunset over the Gaṅgā.
FAQs
Daily life should harmonize with sacred duty—food intake is regulated to support ritual purity and discipline.
The verse is part of Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma-setting for life in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), though no single tirtha is named.
Agnihotra observance is implied; meal timing is prescribed as morning and evening for one who follows Agnihotra.