Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
अनायुष्यकरं चैव परदारोपसर्पणम् । तस्मात्तद्दूरतस्त्याज्यं वैरिणां चोपसेवनम्
anāyuṣyakaraṃ caiva paradāropasarpaṇam | tasmāttaddūratastyājyaṃ vairiṇāṃ copasevanam
دوسرے مرد کی بیوی کی طرف بڑھنا عمر کو گھٹانے والا ہے؛ اس لیے اسے دور ہی سے ترک کرنا چاہیے—اور اسی طرح دشمنوں کی صحبت بھی چھوڑ دینی چاہیے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-student in Kāśī turns away from temptation—keeping distance from a forbidden liaison—and walks toward a group of sādhus/teachers; in the background, shadowy figures representing ‘enemies’ are avoided.
FAQs
Guarding sexual ethics and avoiding hostile associations preserves life, merit, and spiritual progress.
The counsel is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharma-instruction for those seeking purity while connected to Kāśī.
No specific rite is prescribed; it gives an ethical prohibition (avoid paradāra and enmity-based company).