Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
परिक्षुब्धमनोवृत्तिं स्त्रियं वा पुरुषं तु वा । पुनर्न दर्शनं देवि मया सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम्
parikṣubdhamanovṛttiṃ striyaṃ vā puruṣaṃ tu vā | punarna darśanaṃ devi mayā satyaṃ bravīmyaham
"ദേവീ, സ്ത്രീയോ പുരുഷനോ ആകട്ടെ, ആരുടെ മനസ്സാണോ അത്യന്തം ക്ഷോഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്, അവരെ വീണ്ടും കാണാനാവില്ല; ഞാന് സത്യം പറയുന്നു."
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva delivers a universal maxim: anyone—woman or man—whose mind is violently agitated will not be ‘seen again’ as before; Devī listens as the atmosphere turns austere and truth-laden.
FAQs
Mental agitation drives irreversible choices; self-mastery is central to dharma, protecting relationships and spiritual stability.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse is a universal dharmic teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
No explicit rite; the implied prescription is inner discipline—calming the mind before undertaking consequential actions.