Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
शरीर हीना इव जीवसंघा द्विजा यथा चाध्ययनेन हीनाः । निरुद्यमाः सत्त्वगुणा यथा वै यथोद्यमा भाग्यविवर्जिताश्च
śarīra hīnā iva jīvasaṃghā dvijā yathā cādhyayanena hīnāḥ | nirudyamāḥ sattvaguṇā yathā vai yathodyamā bhāgyavivarjitāśca
Ils devinrent comme une multitude d’êtres sans corps; comme des dvijas privés d’étude sacrée; comme des qualités de sattva sans élan; et comme ceux qui s’efforcent, mais sont dépourvus de fortune.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse, typically Skanda → Agastya)
FAQs
Without right guidance and dharmic grounding, effort and qualities become ineffective—study (adhyayana) and purposeful action must unite.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is a moral-psychological description within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; adhyayana (sacred study/recitation) is upheld as a dharmic necessity by implication.