Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
असौ हि ब्राह्मणो मंदो गायत्रीमपिवेदन । कामतो मत्स्यमांसानि जग्धान्येतेन दुर्धिया
asau hi brāhmaṇo maṃdo gāyatrīmapivedana | kāmato matsyamāṃsāni jagdhānyetena durdhiyā
Ce brāhmane était d’esprit obtus ; il ne connaissait même pas la sainte Gāyatrī. Et, poussé par le désir, lui—à l’intelligence pervertie—mangea poisson et viande.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa figure, outwardly marked but inwardly negligent, turns away from a teacher reciting Gāyatrī; nearby, he consumes fish and meat, driven by desire—set against the sanctity of Kāśī.
FAQs
It contrasts the ideal of brāhmaṇic discipline (mantra-knowledge and restraint) with desire-driven living, marking the latter as a fall from dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger Kāśī-centered moral narrative.
Implicitly, the Gāyatrī (japa/knowledge) is presented as a baseline for brāhmaṇa conduct, though no step-by-step rite is described here.