Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
अथवा न प्रसू दोषो मंदभाग्योऽस्मि तत्सुतः । सुतेनकृत्यं यत्कृत्यं तत्प्राप्तिर्नास्ति भिल्लि मे
athavā na prasū doṣo maṃdabhāgyo'smi tatsutaḥ | sutenakṛtyaṃ yatkṛtyaṃ tatprāptirnāsti bhilli me
«أو لعلّ الأمّ لا ذنب لها البتّة؛ إنما أنا ابنها صاحب الحظّ العاثر. ما ينبغي للابن أن يقوم به، لم أنله ولم أُوفَّق إليه، يا بهِلِّي.»
Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya; speaker within the story: the son lamenting)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker turns inward, declaring the mother blameless and himself ill-fated for failing in sonly duties; Bhillī is addressed as confidante/witness.
FAQs
One should own one’s shortcomings; filial duty (putra-dharma) is a sacred responsibility.
The episode is embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise-context of Kāśī, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes dharma as duty and accountability.