Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
अज्ञात्वा लोभवशतस्तेन नीतोऽस्थिसंपुटः । तस्यैष दोषो नो भद्रे मातुर्मे कर्म तादृशम्
ajñātvā lobhavaśatastena nīto'sthisaṃpuṭaḥ | tasyaiṣa doṣo no bhadre māturme karma tādṛśam
“Without knowing its true nature, driven by greed, he carried off the casket of bones. The fault lies with him alone, O good lady—not with my mother; her deed was not of that sort.”
Narrative voice (Skanda relating to Agastya; speaker within the story: the son defending the mother)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A remorseful man speaks to Bhillī, defending his mother’s innocence while referencing a stolen bone-casket; the mood is tense and penitential.
FAQs
Greed clouds discernment; blame belongs to the one who acts wrongly, not to the innocent.
The broader passage belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, framing the episode within Kāśī’s sacred narrative setting.
None explicitly in this verse; it focuses on moral accountability.