Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
शय्यातृणजलाभ्यंग दीपा गार्हस्थ्य सिद्धिदाः । तथा नव विकर्माणि त्याज्यानि गृहमेधिनाम्
śayyātṛṇajalābhyaṃga dīpā gārhasthya siddhidāḥ | tathā nava vikarmāṇi tyājyāni gṛhamedhinām
Giường nằm, cỏ làm đệm, nước, xoa bóp bằng dầu và ngọn đèn—những điều ấy ban thành tựu cho nếp sống gia chủ. Cũng vậy, người theo đạo gia chủ phải từ bỏ chín việc tà hạnh bị cấm.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a modest Kāśī home: a lit oil lamp casts steady light; a mat/grass bedding is arranged; water and oil for gentle massage are set aside—symbolizing care and order—while a shadowy backdrop hints at temptations being renounced.
FAQs
Householder success arises from generous hospitality and from renouncing immoral ‘vikarma’ behaviors.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction; it supports Kāśī’s sacred culture of right living.
Providing practical comforts to guests (bed, water, lamp, etc.) and the prescription to abandon ‘nine vikarmas’ (listed next).