Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
आस्तां गुरुकथा दूरं योऽन्यस्यापि लघोरपि । ओमित्युक्त्वा न कुरुते कार्यं सोथ व्रजत्यधः
āstāṃ gurukathā dūraṃ yo'nyasyāpi laghorapi | omityuktvā na kurute kāryaṃ sotha vrajatyadhaḥ
ไม่ต้องกล่าวถึงเรื่องพระคุรุเลย—แม้ผู้ใดต่อคำขอเล็กน้อยของผู้อื่น กล่าว “โอม” รับแล้วกลับไม่ทำงานนั้น ผู้นั้นย่อมตกต่ำสู่ความพินาศ
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the dialogue frame
Scene: A figure speaks ‘Om’ in assent, then turns away neglectfully; behind him a symbolic downward path/darkening aura indicates adhogati, while a righteous figure keeps his promise and is shown ascending/lightened.
FAQs
Integrity is dharma: do not consent lightly, and once you assent, complete the duty—otherwise there is moral downfall.
The broader scripture section is Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī), but the verse itself is an ethical maxim rather than a tīrtha-stuti.
None; it is a moral injunction about truthful assent and follow-through.