Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
तथापि तापसा मान्याः स्वश्रेयोवृद्धिकांक्षिभिः । अक्रोधनाः क्रोधना वा का चिंता हि तपस्विनाम्
tathāpi tāpasā mānyāḥ svaśreyovṛddhikāṃkṣibhiḥ | akrodhanāḥ krodhanā vā kā ciṃtā hi tapasvinām
ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា អ្នកស្វែងរកការកើនឡើងនៃសេចក្តីសុខសុភមង្គលរបស់ខ្លួន គួរគោរពតាបសីទាំងឡាយ។ មិនថាពួកគេមិនខឹង ឬងាយខឹងក៏ដោយ—អ្នកស្វែងរកត្រូវព្រួយអ្វី នៅពេលប្រឈមមុខនឹងអ្នកមានតបស្យា?
Skanda (narrating practical dharma for pilgrims/householders)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-seeker offers respectful service to an ascetic who may be serene or irritable; the focus is on the seeker’s steady humility, not the ascetic’s expression.
FAQs
For one’s own śreyas (spiritual good), honoring tapasvins is advised; do not fixate on their moods—maintain reverence.
The teaching is situated within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, guiding conduct in sacred spaces like Kāśī.
A behavioral prescription: show māna (honor/respect) to ascetics as part of dharmic conduct.