Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
जरितौ पितरौ यस्य बालापत्यश्च यः पुमान् । साध्वी भार्या च तत्पुष्ट्यै दोषोऽकृत्येपि तस्य न
jaritau pitarau yasya bālāpatyaśca yaḥ pumān | sādhvī bhāryā ca tatpuṣṭyai doṣo'kṛtyepi tasya na
جس مرد کے ماں باپ بوڑھے ہوں، بچے ابھی کم سن ہوں اور نیک بیوی ہو—ان کی پرورش کے لیے اگر وہ کوئی ایسا کام بھی کر بیٹھے جو ورنہ نامناسب ہو، تو اس پر گناہ و عیب نہیں آتا۔
Skanda (narratorial moral maxim; deduced within Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor(s)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a householder surrounded by aged parents, small children, and a virtuous wife; the man’s difficult choice is shown as compassionate necessity rather than vice, illustrating āpaddharma.
FAQs
Householder dharma prioritizes protection and sustenance of dependents; intention and responsibility can mitigate blame in extreme necessity.
No particular tīrtha is named; the teaching appears within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-oriented narration.
None; it is a dharma-nīti (ethical principle) concerning family maintenance.