Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
विनीतो नीतिसंपन्नः कुशलः सर्वकर्मसु । विद्याब्धिपारदृश्वा च गुणवान्गुणिवत्सलः
vinīto nītisaṃpannaḥ kuśalaḥ sarvakarmasu | vidyābdhipāradṛśvā ca guṇavānguṇivatsalaḥ
അവൻ വിനീതനും നീതിസമ്പന്നനും എല്ലാ കര്മ്മങ്ങളിലും നിപുണനുമായിരുന്നു. വിദ്യാസമുദ്രത്തിന്റെ അപ്പുറം കണ്ടവനായി, ഗുണവാനും ഗുണികളോടു വാത്സല്യമുള്ളവനുമായിരുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble figure in Kāśī is depicted as humble and composed, surrounded by learned elders and virtuous people; the Gaṅgā and temple spires suggest the city’s sanctity while the hero’s demeanor conveys disciplined learning and affection for the good.
FAQs
True greatness is shown through humility, ethical conduct, mastery of knowledge, and reverence for the virtuous.
The verse functions as character-praise within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative; Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the overarching sacred setting, though no single tirtha is named in this line.
None; the verse emphasizes dharmic qualities rather than a specific vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa.