Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
धिक्कृत्य प्रशशंस स्वं निर्वेदे कारणं त्विदम् । निशम्येति शिशोर्वाक्यं परस्परमवेक्ष्य ते
dhikkṛtya praśaśaṃsa svaṃ nirvede kāraṇaṃ tvidam | niśamyeti śiśorvākyaṃ parasparamavekṣya te
शिशोर्वाक्यं निशम्य ते परस्परमवेक्ष्य, स्वात्मानं धिक्कृत्य निर्वेदं स्वस्य प्रशशंसुः—“एतदेव खलु अस्माकं वैराग्यकारणम्” इति।
Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical) / audience of the episode
Scene: A group of elders, chastened, exchange glances after a child’s piercing remark; their faces show self-reproach turning into calm resolve.
FAQs
A sincere inner reproach can mature into vairāgya, becoming a turning-point toward spiritual pursuit.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative counsel within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it highlights inner transformation through remorse and reflection.