Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
अगस्त्य उवाच । ततो दृष्ट्वा स पितरौ बहुशोकसमावृतौ । स्मित्वोवाच ततो मातस्त्रासस्त्वीदृक्कुतो हि वाम्
agastya uvāca | tato dṛṣṭvā sa pitarau bahuśokasamāvṛtau | smitvovāca tato mātastrāsastvīdṛkkuto hi vām
Agastya dit : Alors, voyant ses parents accablés d’une grande douleur, il sourit et dit : «Mère, d’où vous vient à tous deux une telle frayeur ?»
Agastya
Listener: (His parents within the story)
Scene: Agastya stands before sorrow-stricken parents; their faces wet with tears; he smiles softly, palm raised in a calming gesture, the atmosphere shifting from panic to composure.
FAQs
The wise calm the fearful, reminding them that dharma and devotion can surpass panic and despair.
The setting belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-māhātmya context, though no specific tīrtha is named in this line.
None; it is a narrative pivot introducing reassurance and forthcoming devotional resolve.