Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
यदा यदैव तां पृच्छेदयेगुणनिधिः सुतः । न दृश्यते मया गेहे क्व याति विदधाति किम्
yadā yadaiva tāṃ pṛcchedayeguṇanidhiḥ sutaḥ | na dṛśyate mayā gehe kva yāti vidadhāti kim
എപ്പോഴെപ്പോഴോ അവളുടെ മകൻ ഗുണനിധി അവളോടു ചോദിച്ചു— “എനിക്ക് അവനെ വീട്ടിൽ കാണുന്നില്ല; അവൻ എവിടെ പോകുന്നു, എന്ത് ചെയ്യുന്നു?”
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A son (Guṇanidhi) respectfully questions his mother in a courtyard; his gesture indicates worry. The house doorway frames an empty path leading toward the ghāṭas, suggesting the absent person’s secretive departures.
FAQs
Hidden wrongdoing breeds doubt and unrest within the family, showing how adharma cannot remain concealed for long.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a narrative inquiry setting up the next explanation.