Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
आच्छादयामि ते नित्यं पितुरग्रे कुचेष्टितम् । लोकमान्योस्ति ते तातः सदाचारैर्न वै धनैः
ācchādayāmi te nityaṃ pituragre kuceṣṭitam | lokamānyosti te tātaḥ sadācārairna vai dhanaiḥ
‘உன் தவறான செயல்களை நான் எப்போதும் உன் தந்தையின் முன் மறைக்கிறேன். உன் தந்தை உலகமதிப்பைப் பெறுவது செல்வத்தால் அல்ல; நல்லொழுக்கத்தால்.’
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) narrating to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The mother confesses she continually hides the son’s misdeeds before the father and praises the father’s public honor as founded on good conduct, not riches; a moral-axiom moment in a domestic setting.
FAQs
True social and spiritual honor arises from sadācāra, not from riches.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s overarching sacred geography is Kāśī, though this verse stresses dharmic ethics.
None explicitly; the verse prescribes a value: sadācāra as the basis of esteem.