Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
द्वितीयेह्न्यपि यद्भिक्षा न लभ्येतातियत्नतः । अनिष्टं किंचिदत्रासीन्महागुरुनिपातजम्
dvitīyehnyapi yadbhikṣā na labhyetātiyatnataḥ | aniṣṭaṃ kiṃcidatrāsīnmahāgurunipātajam
“Jika pada hari kedua pun sedekah tidak diperoleh walau dengan usaha yang besar, maka pasti ada suatu malapetaka berlaku di sini—berpunca daripada gugurnya seorang guru agung.”
Vyāsa (continuing his reasoning within the narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame assumed; not explicit in excerpt)
Scene: Vyāsa, grave and alert, interprets the second day of failed alms as an ominous sign—hinting at a great elder’s fall—while disciples listen anxiously in a dim āśrama setting.
FAQs
Persistent disruption in dharmic life prompts reflection on deeper causes and communal well-being.
Kāśī is the setting; the narrative tension highlights that unusual hardships in Kāśī invite theological explanation.
None stated; it is an interpretive statement about possible inauspicious causes.