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
«Sans en connaître la vraie nature, poussé par l’avidité, il emporta le reliquaire d’ossements. La faute est sienne seule, ô bonne dame, non celle de ma mère : son acte n’était pas de cette sorte.»
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.