Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
यत्रैव हि तपस्यंति यत्रैव विहिताश्रमाः । लब्धप्रतिष्ठा यत्रैव तत्रैवामर्षिणो द्विजाः
yatraiva hi tapasyaṃti yatraiva vihitāśramāḥ | labdhapratiṣṭhā yatraiva tatraivāmarṣiṇo dvijāḥ
जहाँ-जहाँ वे तप करते हैं, जहाँ-जहाँ उनके आश्रम स्थापित हैं, और जहाँ-जहाँ उन्हें प्रतिष्ठा मिलती है—वहीं वे द्विज ब्राह्मण शीघ्र ही अप्रसन्न होने वाले (स्पर्शकातर) हो जाते हैं।
Skanda (narrating a general observation within the episode)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Multiple hermitages in a sacred landscape; ascetics gaining renown, with subtle tension shown by a brāhmaṇa’s quick offense—an inner drama rather than overt action.
FAQs
Spiritual practice and social recognition can still coexist with irritability; dharma requires mastering anger alongside tapas.
Not a specific tirtha; it is a moral reflection embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None; it comments on ascetic life (āśrama) and temperament rather than prescribing a rite.