Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
दक्ष उवाच । ब्राह्मणोसि दधीचे त्वं किं करोमि तवात्र वै । दीक्षामहमहो प्राप्तः कर्तुं नायाति किंचन
dakṣa uvāca | brāhmaṇosi dadhīce tvaṃ kiṃ karomi tavātra vai | dīkṣāmahamaho prāptaḥ kartuṃ nāyāti kiṃcana
Dakṣa berkata: “Wahai Dadhīci, engkau seorang brāhmaṇa—apa yang dapat kulakukan kepadamu di sini? Ah, aku telah menjalani dīkṣā; kini tiada lagi yang patut kulakukan.”
Dakṣa
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: Dakṣa speaks defensively: acknowledging Dadhīci’s brāhmaṇa status and claiming he is bound by dīkṣā; the yajña setting frames the exchange.
FAQs
Ritual status and formal consecration can become excuses to avoid ethical correction; true dharma requires humility even during sacred observances.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa frame continues, but this verse is a dialogue about yajña conduct rather than a tīrtha description.
Dīkṣā (consecration) is referenced as a binding ritual state in yajña, implying constraints and required discipline during the rite.