Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
अदंड्यान्दंडयांचक्रे दंड्येष्वासीत्पराङमुखः । सदैव मृगयाशीलः सोऽभून्मृगयु संगतः
adaṃḍyāndaṃḍayāṃcakre daṃḍyeṣvāsītparāṅamukhaḥ | sadaiva mṛgayāśīlaḥ so'bhūnmṛgayu saṃgataḥ
ज्यांना दंड देणे योग्य नव्हते त्यांना तो दंड देई, आणि जे दंडनीय होते त्यांच्याकडे तो पाठ फिरवी. नेहमी शिकारास आसक्त राहून तो शिकाऱ्यांच्या संगतीत राहू लागला.
Skanda
Listener: Muni
Scene: A split scene: on one side, innocent people being punished while guilty escape; on the other, the king in a forest hunt with hunters, surrounded by slain deer—symbolizing moral blindness and violent addiction.
FAQs
Injustice and bad company destroy kingship: dharma requires discerning punishment, self-control, and righteous associations.
No specific tirtha is named; the verse advances a cautionary royal legend within the Kāśī māhātmya narrative.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical governance—fair justice and avoidance of degrading habits.