Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
आहूता गृहकार्याणि त्यक्त्वा गच्छति सत्वरम् । किमर्थं व्याहृता नाथ सप्रसादो विधीयताम्
āhūtā gṛhakāryāṇi tyaktvā gacchati satvaram | kimarthaṃ vyāhṛtā nātha saprasādo vidhīyatām
அழைத்தவுடன் அவள் இல்லப்பணிகளை விட்டுத் துரிதமாக வருகிறாள். ‘நாதா, எதற்காக என்னை அழைத்தீர்? அருளுடன் ஆணையிடுங்கள்’ என்று கூறுகிறாள்.
Agastya (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The wife, mid-task, immediately sets aside household work and approaches the sage with folded hands, asking gently why she was called and requesting a gracious command; the setting suggests a Kāśī home/āśrama near the river.
FAQs
Prompt service, respectful speech, and willingness to assist are treated as forms of dharma and inner worship.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharmic narrative texture.
None; it describes ideal household etiquette and service.