Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
कथं नाज्ञायि तनयो ऽविनयानयकोविदः । इति श्रुत्वा त्रपाभार विनम्रतरकंधरः
kathaṃ nājñāyi tanayo 'vinayānayakovidaḥ | iti śrutvā trapābhāra vinamratarakaṃdharaḥ
‘அவிநயத்திற்குத் தள்ளுவதில் தேர்ந்த இந்த மகன் எப்படித் தெரியாமல் போனான்?’ என்று கேட்டவுடன், அவன் வெட்கத்தின் பாரத்தால் மேலும் தலைகுனிந்தான்।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: A chastening remark is heard; the man’s shoulders droop, neck bowed deeply under the weight of shame; surrounding figures watch in silence, the moment frozen as an inner conversion.
FAQs
Dharma begins with honest recognition of fault; shame can become the first step toward correction.
Kāśī remains the overarching sacred canvas of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, shaping the narrative as instruction for righteous living.
None; it depicts inner response (shame and humility) rather than an external rite.