Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
आस्तां गुरुकथा दूरं योऽन्यस्यापि लघोरपि । ओमित्युक्त्वा न कुरुते कार्यं सोथ व्रजत्यधः
āstāṃ gurukathā dūraṃ yo'nyasyāpi laghorapi | omityuktvā na kurute kāryaṃ sotha vrajatyadhaḥ
Selbst wenn man vom Guru ganz absieht: Wer auf die auch nur geringe Bitte eines anderen „Ja“ sagt und die Aufgabe dann nicht tut, der sinkt hinab ins Verderben.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the dialogue frame
Scene: A figure speaks ‘Om’ in assent, then turns away neglectfully; behind him a symbolic downward path/darkening aura indicates adhogati, while a righteous figure keeps his promise and is shown ascending/lightened.
FAQs
Integrity is dharma: do not consent lightly, and once you assent, complete the duty—otherwise there is moral downfall.
The broader scripture section is Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī), but the verse itself is an ethical maxim rather than a tīrtha-stuti.
None; it is a moral injunction about truthful assent and follow-through.