Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
कर्मणा येन केशाः स्युः स्निग्धाः कुसुमवर्षिणः । नाकारि कर्णवेधोस्य जनित्रा समये शुभे
karmaṇā yena keśāḥ syuḥ snigdhāḥ kusumavarṣiṇaḥ | nākāri karṇavedhosya janitrā samaye śubhe
(وهو الطقس) الذي به يصير الشعر ناعمًا لامعًا كأنه مُنهمِرٌ بالزهور، أي مباركٌ حسنُ الطالع؛ غير أنّ والديه لم يُقِيما له شعيرة ثقب الأذن (كارنَڤيدها) في الوقت المبارك اللائق.
Citragupta
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Parents hold a child near a ritual seat; a golden needle and flowers are prepared, but the act is delayed. The child’s hair shines; petals seem to ‘rain’ metaphorically, contrasting with the unperformed rite.
FAQs
Auspicious rites are seen as shaping well-being; disregard for them is counted as neglect of dharma.
No specific location is praised in this verse; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame still implicitly centers Kāśī.
Karṇavedha (ear-piercing) is mentioned as a saṃskāra to be done at an auspicious time by the family.