Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
जननीं पादपातेन बहुशोऽसावताडयत् । कदाचिदपि नो वाक्यं पितुः कृतमनेन वै
jananīṃ pādapātena bahuśo'sāvatāḍayat | kadācidapi no vākyaṃ pituḥ kṛtamanena vai
He struck his own mother again and again with kicks; and truly, not even once did he carry out his father’s word.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A harsh domestic scene: the man kicking his mother; the father’s command ignored; the household atmosphere fractured, dharma visibly broken.
FAQs
It upholds reverence toward parents as foundational dharma and portrays parental abuse and disobedience as severe adharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader Kāśī-centered teaching narrative.
None; the verse is an ethical statement about duty and misconduct.