Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
कामक्रोधौ लोभमोहौ मत्सराहंकृती अपि । ते तत्र न भवेतां यत्तत्कालोपि न तं जयेत्
kāmakrodhau lobhamohau matsarāhaṃkṛtī api | te tatra na bhavetāṃ yattatkālopi na taṃ jayet
அங்கே காமமும் கோபமும், லோபமும் மோகமும், பொறாமையும் அகங்காரமும் எழாதிருக்கட்டும்—அப்பொழுது காலம்கூட நேரம் வந்தாலும் அவனை வெல்ல இயலாது.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Allegorical tableau: the six inner enemies appear as shadowy figures at the edge of Kāśī, unable to enter; a dharmic figure stands steady, with Kāla depicted as a subdued wheel or dark deity held at bay by inner purity.
FAQs
Mastery over inner vices grants extraordinary resilience; self-control is portrayed as stronger than time.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative milieu, reinforcing Kāśī as a dharma-centered sacred landscape.
No ritual; it prescribes inner discipline—removal of desire, anger, greed, delusion, envy, and egoism.