Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
मम मातुर्हि पूर्वे द्युर्जित्वानीतो हि शाटकः । न केवलं ममाप्येतदंगुलीयं समर्पितम्
mama māturhi pūrve dyurjitvānīto hi śāṭakaḥ | na kevalaṃ mamāpyetadaṃgulīyaṃ samarpitam
“Dahulu, setelah menang dalam judi, ia membawa pergi kain (śāṭaka) milik ibuku; dan bukan itu saja—cincinku ini pun ia serahkan.”
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame (not specified)
Scene: The gambler recounts: the son previously won and took the gambler’s mother’s garment, and also handed over the gambler’s ring; the brāhmaṇa stands stricken as the crowd realizes the extent of the son’s misconduct.
FAQs
Gambling erodes dignity and security, stripping a household of even basic necessities and personal ornaments.
The passage is embedded in Kāśī-māhātmya (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), though the verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; it continues the narrative of loss through gambling.