Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यमपुत्रस्यार्जनं वृथा । अपुत्रस्यान्वयश्छिन्नो नापवित्रं ह्यपुत्रतः
aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyamaputrasyārjanaṃ vṛthā | aputrasyānvayaśchinno nāpavitraṃ hyaputrataḥ
ଯାହାର ପୁତ୍ର ନାହିଁ, ତାହାର ଘର ଶୂନ୍ୟ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ; ପୁତ୍ର ନାହିଁ ହେଲେ ଅର୍ଜନ ମଧ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ। ପୁତ୍ର ନାହିଁ ହେଲେ ବଂଶଧାରା ଛିନ୍ନ ହୁଏ—ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପୁତ୍ର ସମ ପବିତ୍ରକାରୀ ଆଉ କେହି ନାହିଁ।
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dim domestic interior with an unlit hearth symbolizing ‘śūnya’ home; a solitary elder gazes at ancestral portraits/śrāddha vessels, while a distant Kāśī shrine suggests refuge in dharma despite sorrow.
FAQs
The verse frames progeny as sustaining dharma—family continuity, rites for ancestors, and social-spiritual responsibility.
None directly; the verse is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa but conveys general dharma rather than a site’s māhātmya.
No explicit ritual is stated; the underlying context is continuation of family rites and ancestral obligations.