Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66
दयामपि तदा कुर्यादसौ विश्वेश्वरः पराम् । यदाश्रुत्युक्तमध्वानं सद्भिः क्षुण्णं न संत्यजेत्
dayāmapi tadā kuryādasau viśveśvaraḥ parām | yadāśrutyuktamadhvānaṃ sadbhiḥ kṣuṇṇaṃ na saṃtyajet
അപ്പോൾ വിശ്വേശ്വരൻ പരമകരുണയും നൽകുന്നു—ശ്രുതിയിൽ ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടതും സജ്ജനർ നടന്നതുമായ ധർമ്മപഥം ആരും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാതിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee at Kāśī, hearing sacred instruction and choosing not to deviate from the established righteous path; Viśveśvara’s compassionate presence implied behind the sanctum.
FAQs
Steadfast adherence to the śāstra-approved path, as lived by the virtuous, draws Viśveśvara’s supreme compassion.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), specifically Viśveśvara (Kāśī Viśvanātha) as the presiding Lord.
No specific rite is listed; the prescription is ethical-spiritual: do not abandon the śruti-taught path followed by the good.