Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34
अवश्यं यस्य योग्यं यत्तत्तस्येहोपतिष्ठते । अरण्ये वा गृहे वापि यतो भाग्यस्य गौरवात्
avaśyaṃ yasya yogyaṃ yattattasyehopatiṣṭhate | araṇye vā gṛhe vāpi yato bhāgyasya gauravāt
யாருக்கு எது உண்மையில் தகுதியோ, அது இங்கே அவனிடம் நிச்சயமாக வந்து சேரும்—காட்டிலிருந்தாலும் வீட்டிலிருந்தாலும்—பாக்கியத்தின் வலிமையான ஆற்றலால்.
Daitya king (unnamed in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative tableau: a split scene showing a hermit in a forest and a householder in a home, both receiving the same destined ‘gift’ arriving by unseen force; above, a subtle wheel of karma or script of fate, with Kāśī’s Gaṅgā and temple spires faintly present.
FAQs
Outcomes arise from the force of one’s karmic allotment; Purāṇic Dharma urges humility and right action rather than arrogance over success.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sits within the broader Kāśī-focused Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.