Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
अहो बलीयान्सविधिर्येन जाता भवानिति । प्रतिक्षणं जनन्येति शिक्ष्यमाणोतिदुर्मदः
aho balīyānsavidhiryena jātā bhavāniti | pratikṣaṇaṃ jananyeti śikṣyamāṇotidurmadaḥ
அவர்கள் சொல்வர்—“அஹோ, நீ பிறந்த விதி எவ்வளவு வலிமைமிக்கது!” ஆனால் அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டும் அவன் கணந்தோறும் தாயை நோக்கி ஓடி, மிகுந்த அகந்தையுடன் நடக்கிறான்.
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.