Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
यस्मिन्कर्मण्यंतरात्मा क्रियमाणे प्रसीदति । तदेव कर्म कर्तव्यं विपरीतं न च क्वचित्
yasminkarmaṇyaṃtarātmā kriyamāṇe prasīdati | tadeva karma kartavyaṃ viparītaṃ na ca kvacit
எந்தச் செயலைச் செய்யும் போது உள்ளத்துள் ஆன்மா அமைதியடைந்து மகிழ்கிறதோ, அந்தச் செயலை மட்டுமே செய்ய வேண்டும்; அதற்கு எதிரானதை ஒருபோதும் செய்யக்கூடாது।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A seeker seated at dawn on a Kāśī ghat, eyes half-closed, weighing two paths shown as faint visions: one dark and turbulent, one luminous and calm. The luminous path aligns with inner serenity; the Ganga reflects the sunrise.
FAQs
Dharma can be discerned by inner clarity: actions that harmonize the conscience are to be chosen over those that disturb it.
The verse is a general ethical maxim within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative setting, not a direct tīrtha-stuti.
No external ritual is mentioned; it prescribes an inner criterion for action—follow what brings antarātmā-prasāda (inner peace).