Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
कामक्रोधौ लोभमोहौ मत्सराहंकृती अपि । ते तत्र न भवेतां यत्तत्कालोपि न तं जयेत्
kāmakrodhau lobhamohau matsarāhaṃkṛtī api | te tatra na bhavetāṃ yattatkālopi na taṃ jayet
Semoga nafsu dan marah, tamak dan keliru, dengki dan keakuan tidak timbul di sana—agar bahkan waktu pun tidak mampu menewaskannya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Allegorical tableau: the six inner enemies appear as shadowy figures at the edge of Kāśī, unable to enter; a dharmic figure stands steady, with Kāla depicted as a subdued wheel or dark deity held at bay by inner purity.
FAQs
Mastery over inner vices grants extraordinary resilience; self-control is portrayed as stronger than time.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative milieu, reinforcing Kāśī as a dharma-centered sacred landscape.
No ritual; it prescribes inner discipline—removal of desire, anger, greed, delusion, envy, and egoism.