Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
ततोथ नवमे वर्षे पित्रोः शुश्रूषणे रतम् । वैश्वानरं गृहपतिं दृष्ट्वा कामचरो मुनिः
tatotha navame varṣe pitroḥ śuśrūṣaṇe ratam | vaiśvānaraṃ gṛhapatiṃ dṛṣṭvā kāmacaro muniḥ
Dann, im neunten Jahr, als der frei umherziehende Weise den Knaben Gṛhapati Vaiśvānara sah, ganz dem Dienst an seinen Eltern hingegeben, begegnete er ihm.
Narrator (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame traditionally Skanda-to-Agastya)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame) / pilgrims-seekers (implied)
Scene: A serene forest hermitage near Kāśī: young Gṛhapati attentively serving his parents—offering water, arranging seats—while the wandering sage approaches, observing the boy’s devotion.
FAQs
True dharma begins with devoted service to one’s parents, presented as a visible mark of virtue.
The verse sits in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting (Kāśī/Varanasi), though this line itself focuses on household dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; it highlights the discipline of parental service (śuśrūṣā) as a lived vow.