Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
अयशस्तमसा ख्यातिं मलिनीकृत्यभूरिशः । इहामुत्रापि सुखिनो न स्युर्भग्ना रणाजिरात्
ayaśastamasā khyātiṃ malinīkṛtyabhūriśaḥ | ihāmutrāpi sukhino na syurbhagnā raṇājirāt
يا ربًّا عظيمًا، إن الذين يُهزَمون ويُطردون من ساحة القتال، وقد سوّدوا شهرتهم بظلمة العار، لا ينالون السعادة لا في هذه الدنيا ولا في الآخرة.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A routed warrior retreats from a dust-darkened battlefield; a shadow (tamas) falls over his once-bright fame, while distant Kāśī’s luminous ghāṭas hint at redemption.
FAQs
Dharma upholds honor: surrendering to disgrace stains one’s fame and obstructs well-being in both worlds.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dharmic maxim within the Kāśī context.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical consequence (yaśas/ayaśas) rather than a rite.