Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
क्षणमप्यनवच्छिन्नं पठित्वा गेहवानभूत् । ततः केनापि कालेन कौथुमस्याभवत्सुतः
kṣaṇamapyanavacchinnaṃ paṭhitvā gehavānabhūt | tataḥ kenāpi kālena kauthumasyābhavatsutaḥ
وہ ایک لمحہ بھی رکے بغیر پڑھتا رہا اور پھر گِرہستھ آشرم میں داخل ہو گیا۔ اس کے بعد کچھ عرصے میں کوثُم کے ہاں ایک بیٹا پیدا ہوا۔
Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)
Listener: dvija (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Scene: Kauthuma transitions from study hall to household: marriage/fire altar implied, then a cradle scene indicating the birth of a son; the scholar’s manuscripts remain nearby, suggesting continuity and impending contrast.
FAQs
Life moves through āśramas: learning leads into household responsibilities, and dharma continues through family lineage.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is narrative setup within Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.
None directly; the verse only notes study and the transition to household life.