Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
अवश्यं यस्य योग्यं यत्तत्तस्येहोपतिष्ठते । अरण्ये वा गृहे वापि यतो भाग्यस्य गौरवात्
avaśyaṃ yasya yogyaṃ yattattasyehopatiṣṭhate | araṇye vā gṛhe vāpi yato bhāgyasya gauravāt
„Was einem Menschen wahrhaft gebührt, das tritt ihm hier gewiss entgegen—sei es im Wald oder im Haus—aufgrund der zwingenden Macht des Geschicks, der Fortuna.“
Daitya king (unnamed in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative tableau: a split scene showing a hermit in a forest and a householder in a home, both receiving the same destined ‘gift’ arriving by unseen force; above, a subtle wheel of karma or script of fate, with Kāśī’s Gaṅgā and temple spires faintly present.
FAQs
Outcomes arise from the force of one’s karmic allotment; Purāṇic Dharma urges humility and right action rather than arrogance over success.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sits within the broader Kāśī-focused Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.