तथापि तापसा मान्याः स्वश्रेयोवृद्धिकांक्षिभिः । अक्रोधनाः क्रोधना वा का चिंता हि तपस्विनाम्
tathāpi tāpasā mānyāḥ svaśreyovṛddhikāṃkṣibhiḥ | akrodhanāḥ krodhanā vā kā ciṃtā hi tapasvinām
پھر بھی جو اپنے بھلے کی افزونی چاہتے ہیں انہیں تپسویوں کی تعظیم کرنی چاہیے۔ وہ بےغصہ ہوں یا غصہ ور—تپسویوں سے معاملہ کرتے ہوئے طالبِ خیر کو اس کی کیا پروا؟
Skanda (narrating practical dharma for pilgrims/householders)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-seeker offers respectful service to an ascetic who may be serene or irritable; the focus is on the seeker’s steady humility, not the ascetic’s expression.
For one’s own śreyas (spiritual good), honoring tapasvins is advised; do not fixate on their moods—maintain reverence.
The teaching is situated within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, guiding conduct in sacred spaces like Kāśī.
A behavioral prescription: show māna (honor/respect) to ascetics as part of dharmic conduct.