करपात्रीति विख्याता भिक्षापात्रविवर्जिता । तेषां शतगुणं पुण्यं भवत्येव दिनेदिने
karapātrīti vikhyātā bhikṣāpātravivarjitā | teṣāṃ śataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavatyeva dinedine
جو ‘کرپاتری’ کے نام سے مشہور ہیں—یعنی بھیک کے کاسے سے بے نیاز—ان کا پُنّیہ روز بروز سو گنا بڑھتا جاتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene Kāśī lane near a ghat: a renunciant with no begging bowl, receiving a small handful of alms directly into his palm; temples and pilgrims in the background; Ganga light shimmering.
Radical simplicity and non-possessiveness in renunciation are praised as greatly merit-producing.
Within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, such ascetic ideals are framed as especially fruitful in Kāśī.
The ascetic discipline of living without a begging bowl—taking alms in the hand (karapātra)—is commended.