Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
श्रुत्वा तथा स वृत्तांतं प्राक्तनं स्वं विनिंद्य च । कांचिद्दिशं समालोच्य निर्ययौ दीक्षितांगजः
śrutvā tathā sa vṛttāṃtaṃ prāktanaṃ svaṃ viniṃdya ca | kāṃciddiśaṃ samālocya niryayau dīkṣitāṃgajaḥ
वह वृत्तान्त सुनकर और अपने पूर्व आचरण की निन्दा करके, दीक्षित का पुत्र एक दिशा का विचार कर वहाँ से प्रस्थान कर गया।
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A young brahmin (Dīkṣita’s son) pauses at a crossroads, head bowed in remorse, then turns decisively toward a chosen direction, leaving behind his former life.
FAQs
Acknowledging past faults and choosing a new path is the beginning of inner purification.
Not specified in the verse; it functions as a transition within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative.
None.
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