Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
आहूता गृहकार्याणि त्यक्त्वा गच्छति सत्वरम् । किमर्थं व्याहृता नाथ सप्रसादो विधीयताम्
āhūtā gṛhakāryāṇi tyaktvā gacchati satvaram | kimarthaṃ vyāhṛtā nātha saprasādo vidhīyatām
बुलाए जाने पर वह गृहकार्य छोड़कर तुरंत चली आती है। वह कहती है—‘नाथ! मुझे किस हेतु बुलाया गया है? कृपा करके आज्ञा दीजिए।’
Agastya (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The wife, mid-task, immediately sets aside household work and approaches the sage with folded hands, asking gently why she was called and requesting a gracious command; the setting suggests a Kāśī home/āśrama near the river.
FAQs
Prompt service, respectful speech, and willingness to assist are treated as forms of dharma and inner worship.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharmic narrative texture.
None; it describes ideal household etiquette and service.
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