Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
प्रभुकार्यमनिष्पाद्य सदः संभावनैधितः । कः पुरः शक्नुयात्स्थातुं स्वामिनो क्षतविग्रहः
prabhukāryamaniṣpādya sadaḥ saṃbhāvanaidhitaḥ | kaḥ puraḥ śaknuyātsthātuṃ svāmino kṣatavigrahaḥ
آقا کا کام انجام نہ دے سکا، پھر بھی مسلسل خودپسندی سے پھولا ہوا—کون سا خادم، جس کی اپنی ذات رسوا ہو چکی ہو، اپنے مالک کے سامنے کھڑا رہ سکتا ہے؟
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)
Scene: A dejected attendant-figure (symbolic of the yoginīs’ predicament) stands with lowered head before an unseen throne or linga-shrine, while shadowy companions whisper; the city’s sacred architecture looms, emphasizing moral exposure.
FAQs
Pride without duty fulfilled is disgrace; dharma demands humility and responsibility before one claims honor.
Indirectly Kāśī, as the narrative setting where dharmic order and right conduct are emphasized.
None; it is an ethical reflection within the story.