Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
जगाद यमुनाबंधुं वाहीकस्य द्विजन्मनः । जन्मकर्मदिनारभ्य दुर्वृत्तस्य शुभेतरम्
jagāda yamunābaṃdhuṃ vāhīkasya dvijanmanaḥ | janmakarmadinārabhya durvṛttasya śubhetaram
Dia pun berkata kepada kerabat Yamunā, iaitu Yama, tentang si dwij dari Vāhīka itu: sejak hari upacara kelahiran lagi, diceritakannya tingkah si berakhlak buruk—yang baik amat sedikit, yang tidak baik lebih banyak.
Narrator (contextual); Citragupta begins addressing Yama
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yama (Yamunā-bandhu/Vaivasvata)
Scene: Citragupta narrates a chronological ‘scroll’ of the man’s life—birth rites, missed duties, misdeeds—while Yama listens; the soul stands diminished, head bowed.
FAQs
Life is evaluated as a continuum of conduct; neglect and wrongdoing accumulate consequences.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī, but this verse is part of a karmic audit narrative rather than a site description.
It references the birth-rite (jātakarma) as a marker in the life-account, without prescribing performance here.