Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
विद्वांसमप्यविद्वांसं यतस्ताधर्षयंत्यलम् । स्ववशं वापि कुर्वंति सूत्रबद्धशकुंतवत्
vidvāṃsamapyavidvāṃsaṃ yatastādharṣayaṃtyalam | svavaśaṃ vāpi kurvaṃti sūtrabaddhaśakuṃtavat
ព្រោះស្ត្រីអាចគ្រប់គ្រង និងឈ្នះលើទាំងអ្នកមានចំណេះ និងអ្នកគ្មានចំណេះបានយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ហើយអាចធ្វើឲ្យពួកគេនៅក្រោមអំណាចរបស់ខ្លួន—ដូចបក្សីដែលត្រូវចងដោយខ្សែ។
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegory: a bird struggles mid-flight, tethered by a thin string held by an unseen hand; nearby, a scholar and a commoner both look on, illustrating that bondage can seize anyone.
FAQs
Attachment can bind even the intelligent; liberation-minded discipline requires guarding the senses and the mind.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī dharma-teaching context, emphasizing purity of life in the sacred city.
No ritual is prescribed; it uses a metaphor to reinforce the ethical discipline expected in brahmacarya.