Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
तां दशां चरमां प्राप्य भक्तियोगं ततश्चर । असकृच्छिक्षितः पित्रेत्यवमन्य गुरोर्गिरम्
tāṃ daśāṃ caramāṃ prāpya bhaktiyogaṃ tataścara | asakṛcchikṣitaḥ pitretyavamanya gurorgiram
இறுதி நிலையைக் அடைந்த பின் பக்தியோகத்தைப் பயிலு. ஆனால் அவன் தந்தை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் அறிவுறுத்தினாலும், குருவின் சொல்லை அவமதித்தான்.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A father instructs his son about the final stage—turning to bhakti-yoga—while the son, proud or distracted, turns away, signaling disregard for the guru-like voice of the elder.
FAQs
Bhakti is the highest aim, but contempt for the guru’s counsel is a moral fault; spiritual maturity requires humility and obedience to rightful guidance.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework glorifies Kāśī as a liberating realm; this verse emphasizes the inner discipline of bhakti rather than a named site.
The prescription is devotional discipline (bhakti-yoga), not a specific external rite.