Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वच्छंदचारिणोऽनाथाः सर्वत्र स्वाभिमानिनः । अकिंचना अपिप्रायस्तथापीश्वरमानिनः
svacchaṃdacāriṇo'nāthāḥ sarvatra svābhimāninaḥ | akiṃcanā apiprāyastathāpīśvaramāninaḥ
يهيمون على أهوائهم بلا ناصرٍ ولا وليّ؛ وفي كل موضعٍ يتعاظمون بأنفسهم. ومع أنهم في الغالب لا يملكون شيئًا، فإنهم مع ذلك يتوهمون أنهم أرباب.
Unspecified character (continuing narrative speaker; not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Wanderers moving through lanes and ghats, heads held high despite ragged clothes; a Śiva temple doorway stands nearby, suggesting the true ‘Nātha’ they ignore.
FAQs
It critiques pride and lawlessness: inner arrogance can persist even in outward poverty, obstructing humility and dharmic living.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context implies Kāśī, but no particular tīrtha is specified in this verse.
None.