Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
श्रद्धां विहाय ते ताते वृत्तिलोपं करिष्यति । बालचेष्टितमेवैतद्वदंत्यद्यापि ते जनाः
śraddhāṃ vihāya te tāte vṛttilopaṃ kariṣyati | bālaceṣṭitamevaitadvadaṃtyadyāpi te janāḥ
إذا فقد أبوك ثقته بك يا بنيّ قطع عنك النفقة والمعاش. وحتى الآن يقول الناس: «إنما هذا لعب صبيان وسلوك طفولي».
Unspecified admonisher in narrative (within Skanda’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse to Agastya-context)
Scene: The father figure turns away in disappointment, symbolically closing a grain jar or purse (maintenance cut off). Neighbors whisper at doorways; the boy appears ashamed, the elder’s face pained.
FAQs
Irresponsible conduct destroys trust (śraddhā) and support; maturity and dharmic behavior preserve family harmony.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s moral narrative framework.
None; it is a warning about social and familial consequences.