Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
अतो यदुचितं कर्तुं तद्विधेहि महासुर । परं हितं चेच्छृणुयाज्जीवग्राहं ततो व्रज
ato yaducitaṃ kartuṃ tadvidhehi mahāsura | paraṃ hitaṃ cecchṛṇuyājjīvagrāhaṃ tato vraja
“Kaya, O dakilang asura, gawin mo ang nararapat. Kung pakikinggan mo ang tunay na para sa iyong kapakanan, hanapin mo ang daan ng pag-iingat sa buhay at umalis ayon dito.”
Kālārātrī
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The envoy’s tone softens into counsel: 'do what is fitting; if you seek your true welfare, adopt life-preserving means and depart.' The asura is shown wavering, with the path of retreat opening behind him.
FAQs
Even an antagonist is offered a path of welfare: heed right counsel, choose what is proper, and avoid self-destruction.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma-restoration narrative.
None; it is practical-ethical guidance rather than ritual instruction.