Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
रणांगणे कृतांताभः संख्यावांश्च सदोजिरे । कामिनीकामकेलिज्ञो युवापि स्थविरप्रियः
raṇāṃgaṇe kṛtāṃtābhaḥ saṃkhyāvāṃśca sadojire | kāminīkāmakelijño yuvāpi sthavirapriyaḥ
On the battlefield he was like Death itself, and steadfast in reckoning and counsel. Though knowledgeable in the arts of love, even in youth he was devoted to what elders approve.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene portrayal: on one side the hero in armor on a battlefield, radiant and fearsome like Yama; on the other, the same youth seated respectfully before elders, receiving counsel, with subtle symbols of disciplined household life.
FAQs
Strength and competence must be governed by dharma—respect for elders and disciplined conduct even amid worldly knowledge.
No particular tirtha is named; the verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s exemplary portrait of righteous rulership in Kāśī’s sacred milieu.
None.