Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
ब्रह्मतेजःसमुद्भूत साध्वसः साधुस त्क्रियः । कठिनोपि परित्यज्य धत्ते मृदुलतां किल
brahmatejaḥsamudbhūta sādhvasaḥ sādhusa tkriyaḥ | kaṭhinopi parityajya dhatte mṛdulatāṃ kila
Nhờ niềm kính sợ sinh từ brahma-tejas và bổn phận cao quý là tôn kính bậc thánh, ngay cả điều cứng rắn cũng bỏ sự cứng rắn của mình mà thật sự trở nên mềm dịu.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Type: peak
Scene: A symbolic tableau: the mountain’s rocky face appears to relax and become gentle, as if bowing; Nārada’s luminous presence inspires reverent awe, and the scene conveys softness replacing hardness.
FAQs
Reverence for realized beings and proper hospitality (satkāra) refine character—spiritual power softens even the कठोर (hard) nature.
Implicitly Kāśī’s sanctified milieu, where saintly presence and dharmic conduct are naturally magnified.
Satkriyā/satkāra—proper honoring and reception of sādhus—is upheld as a dharmic imperative.