Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
तावद्धैर्यंचलाक्षीणां तावच्चेतोविवेकिता । यावन्नार्थी विविक्तस्थो विविक्तेर्थिनि नान्यथा
tāvaddhairyaṃcalākṣīṇāṃ tāvaccetovivekitā | yāvannārthī viviktastho vivikterthini nānyathā
چنچل نگاہوں والیوں کی ثابت قدمی اور دل کی قوتِ تمیز بس اسی وقت تک رہتی ہے جب تک فتنہ گر تنہائی میں خلوت پسند عورت کے ساتھ اکیلا نہ ہو—اس کے سوا کبھی نہیں۔
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegorical depiction: a ‘bridge’ of discernment threatened by a flood of desire; or a near-private meeting scene where the mind’s lamp of discrimination flickers.
FAQs
Viveka collapses under unchecked temptation; dharma therefore emphasizes restraint, boundaries, and mindful association.
The setting is within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), but this verse functions as general moral instruction rather than tīrtha-praise.
None directly; it implicitly supports brahmacarya-like discipline and careful conduct.