Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
कनिष्ठेष्वधिकं दृष्ट्वा सावर्ण्यादिषु नो यमः । कदाचिद्रोषतो बाल्याद्भाविनोर्थस्य गौरवात्
kaniṣṭheṣvadhikaṃ dṛṣṭvā sāvarṇyādiṣu no yamaḥ | kadācidroṣato bālyādbhāvinorthasya gauravāt
Seeing greater favor shown to the younger ones such as Sāvarṇi, Yama, out of childishness, would at times grow angry, giving grave weight to the consequence that would follow.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama, still youthful, watches the mother’s greater affection toward younger brothers (Sāvarṇi etc.); his posture tightens, brows knit, a sense of impending outburst.
FAQs
Anger born of immaturity arises from perceived injustice; dharma requires discernment and restraint.
None; the verse is part of a moral-psychological narrative within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
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