Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
तपोधनैस्तन्निधनं शंकमानैर्निवारितः । कारुण्यपूर्णहृदयैरन्यैरपि च संगिभिः
tapodhanaistannidhanaṃ śaṃkamānairnivāritaḥ | kāruṇyapūrṇahṛdayairanyairapi ca saṃgibhiḥ
இது அவரின் மரணத்திற்குக் காரணமாகும் என அஞ்சிய தவோதன முனிவர்கள் அவரைத் தடுத்தனர்; கருணை நிறைந்த உள்ளம் கொண்ட பிற தோழர்களும் அவரை நிறுத்த முயன்றனர்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Scene: A group of tapasvins and compassionate companions gently restrain an elderly, eager pilgrim—hands raised in pleading, faces soft with concern; the pilgrim’s staff and travel bundle indicate imminent departure.
FAQs
Dharma includes compassionate counsel—community safeguards the devotee even amid intense zeal.
The restraint occurs within the Kedāra pilgrimage storyline; the tīrtha’s greatness is assumed in the background.
None explicitly; it depicts dhārmic intervention by sages and companions when a journey risks death.