Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
आस्फालितं शिरोनेनासकृच्चापि दुरात्मना । यदर्च्यते सदा सद्भिरुत्तमांगमनेकधा
āsphālitaṃ śironenāsakṛccāpi durātmanā | yadarcyate sadā sadbhiruttamāṃgamanekadhā
அந்த துராத்மா மீண்டும் மீண்டும் தன் தலையை மோதினான்—நல்லோர் பலவிதமாக எப்போதும் வணங்கும் அந்த ‘உத்தமாங்கம்’ ஆகும் அது.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tormented man repeatedly strikes his head against the ground; nearby, serene devotees perform praṇāma and worship, highlighting the contrast between reverence and degradation.
FAQs
Adharma leads to self-debasement: the very head meant for reverence becomes an instrument of ruin when discernment is lost.
No specific site is named; it remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s didactic setting.
None explicitly; the verse contrasts the honoured ‘head’ with the wrongdoer’s self-harm.