Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वच्छंदचारिणोऽनाथाः सर्वत्र स्वाभिमानिनः । अकिंचना अपिप्रायस्तथापीश्वरमानिनः
svacchaṃdacāriṇo'nāthāḥ sarvatra svābhimāninaḥ | akiṃcanā apiprāyastathāpīśvaramāninaḥ
அவர்கள் தன்னிச்சையாகத் திரிபவர்கள், ஆதரவற்றவர்கள், எங்கும் செருக்குடையவர்கள். ஏழ்மையில் இருந்தாலும், தங்களை ஈஸ்வரனாகக் கருதிக் கொள்கிறார்கள்.
Unspecified character (continuing narrative speaker; not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Wanderers moving through lanes and ghats, heads held high despite ragged clothes; a Śiva temple doorway stands nearby, suggesting the true ‘Nātha’ they ignore.
FAQs
It critiques pride and lawlessness: inner arrogance can persist even in outward poverty, obstructing humility and dharmic living.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context implies Kāśī, but no particular tīrtha is specified in this verse.
None.