Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
स्वभावश्चंचलः स्त्रीणां दोषः पुंसामतः स्मृतः । प्रमदासु प्रमाद्यंति क्वचिन्नैव विपश्चितः
svabhāvaścaṃcalaḥ strīṇāṃ doṣaḥ puṃsāmataḥ smṛtaḥ | pramadāsu pramādyaṃti kvacinnaiva vipaścitaḥ
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರ ಸ್ವಭಾವ ಚಂಚಲವೆಂದು ಸ್ಮೃತಿಗಳು ಹೇಳುತ್ತವೆ; ಅದೇ ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ ಪತನಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ದೋಷವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೂ ತಪ್ಪುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಆದರೆ ಕೆಲ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಇರುತ್ತಾನೆ ಕೂಡ।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative ascetic at a ghat watches the bustling city life from a distance, symbolizing vigilance; a faint allegorical scene shows a learned man nearly slipping, caught by his own mindfulness.
FAQs
Spiritual life demands vigilance against carelessness; restraint and discernment protect one from moral and mental downfall.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma discourse rather than naming a separate tirtha.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it is an ethical caution aimed at preserving brahmacarya and mental steadiness.