Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
तदह्निनालभद्भिक्षां सशिष्यः स मुनिः क्वचित् । अथ सायंतनं कर्म कृत्वा छात्रैः समन्वितः
tadahninālabhadbhikṣāṃ saśiṣyaḥ sa muniḥ kvacit | atha sāyaṃtanaṃ karma kṛtvā chātraiḥ samanvitaḥ
اس دن وہ مُنی اپنے شاگردوں سمیت کہیں بھی بھکشا نہ پا سکا۔ پھر طلبہ کے ساتھ مل کر اس نے شام کے مذہبی فرائض ادا کیے۔
Narrator voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dusk, the unfed sage and disciples sit near a quiet courtyard or ghat-side spot, performing evening rites—sipping ācamana, facing the proper direction, reciting mantras—while the city lights begin to glow.
FAQs
Dharma is maintained even in difficulty: daily rites continue regardless of hunger or disappointment.
Kāśī, where steadfast observance of nitya-karma is portrayed as integral to the city’s sanctity.
Sāyaṃtana karma (evening duties, i.e., sandhyā-type observances) is explicitly mentioned.