Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
उत्पाद्याथ बहून्पुत्रान्गुणिनो धर्मवत्सलान् । परिसंक्रामितश्रीकस्तेष्वथो त्वं तपश्चर
utpādyātha bahūnputrānguṇino dharmavatsalān | parisaṃkrāmitaśrīkasteṣvatho tvaṃ tapaścara
അപ്പോൾ നീ ധർമ്മസ്നേഹികളായ ഗുണവാന്മാരായ അനേകം പുത്രന്മാരെ ജനിപ്പിച്ച്, നിന്റെ ശ്രീ-സമ്പത്ത് അവർക്കു കൈമാറി, പിന്നെ തപസ്സു ചെയ്യുക।
Sunīti (contextual, Dhruva narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in the kathā setting (implicit)
Scene: An elder counselor instructs a youthful aspirant: first establish a household line of virtuous sons, hand over prosperity and duties, then turn toward austerity; Kāśī’s sacred skyline subtly present.
FAQs
It articulates the orthodox dharma model: fulfill household responsibilities and succession, then turn to austerity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No specific ritual; it prescribes a life-ordering principle regarding when to undertake tapas.