Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
तदातदेति त्वं ब्रूया नाथेदानीं स निर्गतः । अधीत्याध्ययनार्थं च द्वित्रैर्मित्रैः सयुग्बहिः
tadātadeti tvaṃ brūyā nāthedānīṃ sa nirgataḥ | adhītyādhyayanārthaṃ ca dvitrairmitraiḥ sayugbahiḥ
“Engkau asyik berkata ‘ketika itu, ketika itu.’ Namun sekarang, wahai puan, dia telah keluar—bersama dua atau tiga sahabat—sesudah belajar, demi pelajaran seterusnya, di luar sana.”
Dīkṣita
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Wife
Scene: The wife explains the boy went out with two or three friends after studying; the father’s suspicion grows; the doorway frames the outside world as morally ambiguous.
FAQs
Study (adhyayana) is affirmed as a dharmic pursuit, and truthful clarity in speech is expected within family life.
Kāśī is the broader sacred canvas of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa; this verse itself is not a tīrtha-stuti.
None; the verse mentions adhyayana (study) as an activity.