Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
श्रद्धां विहाय ते ताते वृत्तिलोपं करिष्यति । बालचेष्टितमेवैतद्वदंत्यद्यापि ते जनाः
śraddhāṃ vihāya te tāte vṛttilopaṃ kariṣyati | bālaceṣṭitamevaitadvadaṃtyadyāpi te janāḥ
ਤੇਰੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਤੇਰੇ 'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਖਰਚਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰ ਦੇਣਗੇ। ਲੋਕ ਹੁਣ ਵੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਬਚਕਾਨਾ ਹਰਕਤ ਹੈ।
Unspecified admonisher in narrative (within Skanda’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse to Agastya-context)
Scene: The father figure turns away in disappointment, symbolically closing a grain jar or purse (maintenance cut off). Neighbors whisper at doorways; the boy appears ashamed, the elder’s face pained.
FAQs
Irresponsible conduct destroys trust (śraddhā) and support; maturity and dharmic behavior preserve family harmony.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s moral narrative framework.
None; it is a warning about social and familial consequences.
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