Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
स्वभावश्चंचलः स्त्रीणां दोषः पुंसामतः स्मृतः । प्रमदासु प्रमाद्यंति क्वचिन्नैव विपश्चितः
svabhāvaścaṃcalaḥ strīṇāṃ doṣaḥ puṃsāmataḥ smṛtaḥ | pramadāsu pramādyaṃti kvacinnaiva vipaścitaḥ
عورتوں کی بےثباتی کو یاد کیا گیا ہے کہ وہ مردوں کے لیے زوال کا سبب بنتی ہے۔ عورتوں کے معاملے میں کبھی کبھی دانا بھی لغزش کھا جاتے ہیں—اگرچہ بعض مواقع پر نہیں بھی۔
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative ascetic at a ghat watches the bustling city life from a distance, symbolizing vigilance; a faint allegorical scene shows a learned man nearly slipping, caught by his own mindfulness.
FAQs
Spiritual life demands vigilance against carelessness; restraint and discernment protect one from moral and mental downfall.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma discourse rather than naming a separate tirtha.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it is an ethical caution aimed at preserving brahmacarya and mental steadiness.