Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
वैराग्याद्गृहमुत्सृज्य गृहधर्मान्हृदि स्मरेत् । स भवेदुभयभ्रष्टो वानप्रस्थो न वा गृही
vairāgyādgṛhamutsṛjya gṛhadharmānhṛdi smaret | sa bhavedubhayabhraṣṭo vānaprastho na vā gṛhī
Jika karena vairāgya yang keliru seseorang meninggalkan rumah, namun di dalam hati terus merindukan dharma kehidupan berumah tangga, maka ia jatuh dari keduanya—bukan vānaprastha sejati, bukan pula grihastha sejati.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A man leaves his house toward the forest path, but a tether from his heart remains tied to household symbols (hearth, ledger, ornaments); two paths diverge, and he stands stranded between them.
FAQs
Renunciation must be wholehearted; abandoning duties without inner release leads to spiritual instability.
No named tīrtha; it is a general dharma instruction situated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context of Kāśī.
No ritual; it prescribes integrity in one’s chosen āśrama—do not abandon externally what you still cling to internally.