Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
स्वच्छंदचारिणोऽनाथाः सर्वत्र स्वाभिमानिनः । अकिंचना अपिप्रायस्तथापीश्वरमानिनः
svacchaṃdacāriṇo'nāthāḥ sarvatra svābhimāninaḥ | akiṃcanā apiprāyastathāpīśvaramāninaḥ
เขาเที่ยวไปตามใจ ไร้ที่พึ่ง; ทุกแห่งหนเต็มไปด้วยความถือตัว แม้ส่วนมากมิได้มีสิ่งใดเลย ก็ยังสำคัญตนว่าเป็นเจ้าเป็นนาย
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.