Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
मम मातुर्हि पूर्वे द्युर्जित्वानीतो हि शाटकः । न केवलं ममाप्येतदंगुलीयं समर्पितम्
mama māturhi pūrve dyurjitvānīto hi śāṭakaḥ | na kevalaṃ mamāpyetadaṃgulīyaṃ samarpitam
அவன் கூறினான்: “முன்பு சூதில் வென்று அவன் என் தாயின் சாடகம் (ஆடை) எடுத்துச் சென்றான்; அதுமட்டுமல்ல—என் இந்த மோதிரத்தையும் அவன் ஒப்படைத்தான்.”
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame (not specified)
Scene: The gambler recounts: the son previously won and took the gambler’s mother’s garment, and also handed over the gambler’s ring; the brāhmaṇa stands stricken as the crowd realizes the extent of the son’s misconduct.
FAQs
Gambling erodes dignity and security, stripping a household of even basic necessities and personal ornaments.
The passage is embedded in Kāśī-māhātmya (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), though the verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; it continues the narrative of loss through gambling.