Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
शुचिष्मानिति विख्यातस्तनयो विनयोचितः । स्थैर्य माधुर्य धैर्याद्यैर्गुणैरुपचितोहितः
śuciṣmāniti vikhyātastanayo vinayocitaḥ | sthairya mādhurya dhairyādyairguṇairupacitohitaḥ
اس کا بیٹا ‘شُچِشمَان’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوا—عاجزی اور حسنِ سلوک کے لائق—ثبات، شیرینیِ خو، اور صبر و ہمت جیسے اوصاف سے پرورش پایا، اور ہمیشہ خیر و نفع کی طرف مائل رہا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Listener: Ṛṣi-audience (contextual)
Scene: A youthful sage Śuciṣmān stands with folded hands near an āśrama, calm and humble; symbols of steadiness (staff), gentleness (lotus), courage (lion motif) appear subtly.
FAQs
Inner virtues—steadiness, gentleness, courage, and humility—are presented as the true ornaments that prepare one for divine responsibility.
Not a specific tīrtha; the verse supports the Kāśī Māhātmya narrative by establishing sacred lineage and exemplary conduct.
None; it is a dharma-character description embedded in a genealogical account.