Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
अहो बलीयान्सविधिर्येन जाता भवानिति । प्रतिक्षणं जनन्येति शिक्ष्यमाणोतिदुर्मदः
aho balīyānsavidhiryena jātā bhavāniti | pratikṣaṇaṃ jananyeti śikṣyamāṇotidurmadaḥ
ଲୋକେ କହନ୍ତି—“ଆହା, ଯେ ବିଧିରେ ତୁମ ଜନ୍ମ ହେଲା, ସେ ବିଧି କେତେ ବଳବାନ!” କିନ୍ତୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପାଇଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ କ୍ଷଣକ୍ଷଣେ ମାତାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଧାଉଁଥାଏ, ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅହଂକାରୀ।
Unspecified narrator/admonisher in narrative (within Skanda’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse to Agastya-context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: People remark on the power of fate behind a man’s birth; the arrogant son repeatedly rushes to his mother, not in reverence but in domineering insistence, while elders attempt to instruct him.
FAQs
Pride blocks learning; even good birth is meaningless without humility and willingness to accept correction.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the ethical lesson is embedded in the Kāśī section.
None.