Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
मौंजीमोक्षणवार्तापि कृता नास्य जनुःकृता । गार्हस्थ्यं प्राप्यते यस्मात्कर्मणोऽनंतरं वरम्
mauṃjīmokṣaṇavārtāpi kṛtā nāsya januḥkṛtā | gārhasthyaṃ prāpyate yasmātkarmaṇo'naṃtaraṃ varam
Bahkan hanya kabar bahwa upacara pelepasan mauñjī (ikat pinggang suci) telah dilakukan—meski ia tidak sungguh menempuh tahapan āśrama sebagaimana mestinya—namun seketika sesudah tindakan itu ia memperoleh kedudukan luhur berikutnya, yakni āśrama gṛhastha (berumah tangga).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A young man’s mauñjī (sacred girdle) being ceremonially released/removed, elders witnessing; the atmosphere is formal yet slightly uneasy, foreshadowing later decline.
FAQs
It frames a life-stage transition (āśrama) as a karmic milestone, while hinting that mere external rites without true discipline are spiritually hollow.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on a biographical detail rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
Mauñjī-mokṣaṇa—removal/releasing of the sacred munja-girdle—marking a transition in life-stage.