Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
विद्वांसमप्यविद्वांसं यतस्ताधर्षयंत्यलम् । स्ववशं वापि कुर्वंति सूत्रबद्धशकुंतवत्
vidvāṃsamapyavidvāṃsaṃ yatastādharṣayaṃtyalam | svavaśaṃ vāpi kurvaṃti sūtrabaddhaśakuṃtavat
Kerana mereka dapat sangat menguasai baik yang berilmu mahupun yang tidak berilmu, bahkan menjadikan mereka di bawah kendali—seperti burung yang terikat oleh seutas tali.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegory: a bird struggles mid-flight, tethered by a thin string held by an unseen hand; nearby, a scholar and a commoner both look on, illustrating that bondage can seize anyone.
FAQs
Attachment can bind even the intelligent; liberation-minded discipline requires guarding the senses and the mind.
The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī dharma-teaching context, emphasizing purity of life in the sacred city.
No ritual is prescribed; it uses a metaphor to reinforce the ethical discipline expected in brahmacarya.