Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
वेदाभ्यासः कृतः पूर्वं गुरवश्चापि तोषिताः । धर्मशास्त्रपुराणे षु दृष्टो धर्मस्त्वयाऽदृतः
vedābhyāsaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ guravaścāpi toṣitāḥ | dharmaśāstrapurāṇe ṣu dṛṣṭo dharmastvayā'dṛtaḥ
“Dahulu engkau telah menekuni pengajian Veda dan juga menyenangkan para guru; dan dharma yang terlihat dalam Dharmaśāstra serta Purāṇa telah engkau muliakan dengan penuh hormat.”
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: Dharmarāja enumerates Śivaśarman’s virtues; sages hold manuscripts; a respectful teacher-figure is symbolically present; the scene resembles a sacred classroom-court where learning and dharma are honored.
FAQs
True dharma joins learning with humility—study, reverence to teachers, and scriptural ethics must become lived practice.
Kāśī is the implied sacred frame of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where scriptural dharma supports the quest for liberation.
No single ritual is prescribed; the verse commends Vedic study (svādhyāya) and guru-satisfaction (guru-toṣa).