Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
स्पष्टां चेष्टां विलोक्येति हरिकेशस्य तत्पिता । अशिक्षयत्सुतं सोऽथ गृहकर्मरतो भव
spaṣṭāṃ ceṣṭāṃ vilokyeti harikeśasya tatpitā | aśikṣayatsutaṃ so'tha gṛhakarmarato bhava
மகன் ஹரிகேசனின் வெளிப்பட்ட நடத்தை கண்ட தந்தை அவனை அறிவுறுத்தினார்— “இல்லறக் கடமைகளில் ஈடுபட்டு இரு.”
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A father, having observed his son Harikeśa’s behavior, gives calm instruction to embrace household duties; the setting suggests a prosperous home in sacred Kāśī, with subtle signs of ritual order.
FAQs
Dharma begins with disciplined conduct; one should honor rightful duties, including household responsibilities, before higher pursuits.
The broader frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on ethical instruction rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—steadfastness in gṛhastha (householder) duties.