Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
आस्फालितं शिरोनेनासकृच्चापि दुरात्मना । यदर्च्यते सदा सद्भिरुत्तमांगमनेकधा
āsphālitaṃ śironenāsakṛccāpi durātmanā | yadarcyate sadā sadbhiruttamāṃgamanekadhā
ആ ദുരാത്മാവ് തന്റെ ശിരസ്സിനെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഇടിച്ചുതകർത്തു—സദ്ജനങ്ങൾ നാനാവിധമായി നിത്യവും ആരാധിക്കുന്ന ആ ‘ഉത്തമാംഗം’ തന്നെയത്।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tormented man repeatedly strikes his head against the ground; nearby, serene devotees perform praṇāma and worship, highlighting the contrast between reverence and degradation.
FAQs
Adharma leads to self-debasement: the very head meant for reverence becomes an instrument of ruin when discernment is lost.
No specific site is named; it remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s didactic setting.
None explicitly; the verse contrasts the honoured ‘head’ with the wrongdoer’s self-harm.