Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
यत्रैव हि तपस्यंति यत्रैव विहिताश्रमाः । लब्धप्रतिष्ठा यत्रैव तत्रैवामर्षिणो द्विजाः
yatraiva hi tapasyaṃti yatraiva vihitāśramāḥ | labdhapratiṣṭhā yatraiva tatraivāmarṣiṇo dvijāḥ
जिथे जिथे ते तप करतात, जिथे जिथे त्यांचे आश्रम स्थापन होतात, आणि जिथे जिथे त्यांना प्रतिष्ठा मिळते—तिथेच ते द्विज ब्राह्मण लवकर रुष्ट होणारे (स्पर्शकातर) होतात.
Skanda (narrating a general observation within the episode)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Multiple hermitages in a sacred landscape; ascetics gaining renown, with subtle tension shown by a brāhmaṇa’s quick offense—an inner drama rather than overt action.
FAQs
Spiritual practice and social recognition can still coexist with irritability; dharma requires mastering anger alongside tapas.
Not a specific tirtha; it is a moral reflection embedded in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None; it comments on ascetic life (āśrama) and temperament rather than prescribing a rite.