Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
न तत्कर्म च तद्वृत्तं किंचिद्वेत्ति स दीक्षितः । स च केशांतकर्मास्य कृत्वा वर्षेऽथ षोडशे
na tatkarma ca tadvṛttaṃ kiṃcidvetti sa dīkṣitaḥ | sa ca keśāṃtakarmāsya kṛtvā varṣe'tha ṣoḍaśe
அந்தச் செயலும் அந்தத் தவறான நடத்தையும் தீக்ஷிதனுக்கு எதுவும் தெரியவில்லை. பின்னர் அவன் பதினாறாம் ஆண்டில் அவனுக்குக் கேசாந்தச் சடங்கைச் செய்து…
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) narrating to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youth at sixteen undergoing the keśānta saṃskāra, while the narrative notes his ignorance of prior wrongdoing; a ceremonial domestic-ritual scene with an undercurrent of concealed truth.
FAQs
Ignorance of wrongdoing does not replace the need for vigilance; dharmic upbringing proceeds through saṁskāras and discipline.
Kāśī is the overarching setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but this verse focuses on saṁskāra and conduct rather than a named tīrtha.
Keśānta-karman (a student-stage saṁskāra) is referenced as being performed in the sixteenth year.