Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
प्रभुकार्यमनिष्पाद्य सदः संभावनैधितः । कः पुरः शक्नुयात्स्थातुं स्वामिनो क्षतविग्रहः
prabhukāryamaniṣpādya sadaḥ saṃbhāvanaidhitaḥ | kaḥ puraḥ śaknuyātsthātuṃ svāmino kṣatavigrahaḥ
ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಲಾರದೆ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಸದಾ ಆತ್ಮಗರ್ವದಿಂದ ಉಬ್ಬಿರುವವನು—ಅಪಮಾನಿತ ದೇಹಧಾರಿಯಾದ ಆ ಸೇವಕನು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಮುಂದೇ ಹೇಗೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಬಲ್ಲನು?
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)
Scene: A dejected attendant-figure (symbolic of the yoginīs’ predicament) stands with lowered head before an unseen throne or linga-shrine, while shadowy companions whisper; the city’s sacred architecture looms, emphasizing moral exposure.
FAQs
Pride without duty fulfilled is disgrace; dharma demands humility and responsibility before one claims honor.
Indirectly Kāśī, as the narrative setting where dharmic order and right conduct are emphasized.
None; it is an ethical reflection within the story.