Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 180
विचार्य कारिता नित्यं स्वधिष्ण्योदय चिंतनम् । गृहस्थ उवाच । एषु धर्मेषु भो विद्वंस्त्वयि कोस्तीह तद्वद
vicārya kāritā nityaṃ svadhiṣṇyodaya ciṃtanam | gṛhastha uvāca | eṣu dharmeṣu bho vidvaṃstvayi kostīha tadvada
ആലോചിച്ച് അവൻ നിത്യം തന്റെ സ്വധർമ്മ-ധിഷ്ണ്യത്തിന്റെ ഉദയം ധ്യാനിച്ചു. ഗൃഹസ്ഥൻ പറഞ്ഞു—‘ഹേ വിദ്വാൻ, ഈ ധർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ ഇവിടെ നിനക്കുള്ളത് എന്ത്? അത് പറയുക.’
Gṛhastha (householder)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Frame sages; in-scene listener is the learned person addressed by the gṛhastha
Scene: A thoughtful householder, after contemplation, addresses a learned man: ‘Among these dharmas, what is truly in you here?’—a scene of ethical inquiry, seated discussion in a Kāśī home or courtyard.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through reflective inquiry—householders are encouraged to question, contemplate, and learn from the wise.
Kāśī, portrayed as a setting where dharma-discourse naturally unfolds between residents and ascetics.
No fixed ritual; it stresses nitya-cintana (regular contemplation) and seeking instruction from the learned.