Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
गृहेपि शिष्यान्पश्यैतान्पितुस्ते विनयोचितान् । राजापि श्रोष्यति यदा तव दुश्चेष्टितं सुत
gṛhepi śiṣyānpaśyaitānpituste vinayocitān | rājāpi śroṣyati yadā tava duśceṣṭitaṃ suta
Selbst im Hause sieh diese Schüler deines Vaters, in rechter Zucht erzogen. Denn wenn der König von deinen üblen Taten hört, mein Sohn, werden die Folgen gewiss eintreten.
Unspecified admonisher in narrative (within Skanda’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse to Agastya-context)
Scene: Inside a teacher’s home: disciplined students sit in rows; the admonished boy is shown apart. In the background, a symbolic royal court silhouette suggests the king’s eventual notice and punishment.
FAQs
Discipline is learned by observing the disciplined; wrongdoing brings social and even royal repercussions—act with vinaya.
The setting remains Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse emphasizes conduct rather than a pilgrimage spot.
None; it warns of worldly consequences and urges disciplined behavior.