Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
यदा प्रभृति रे बाल निरगात्तपसे भवान् । तदेव दिनमारभ्य निर्गताऽहं त्वदीक्षणे
yadā prabhṛti re bāla niragāttapase bhavān | tadeva dinamārabhya nirgatā'haṃ tvadīkṣaṇe
Hỡi con trẻ, từ chính ngày con ra đi để hành khổ hạnh, ngay từ ngày ấy ta cũng lên đường—chỉ để được chiêm bái dung nhan ngài.
A royal mother/queen (rājapatnī), speaking to her son
Tirtha: Kāśī (implicit destination of eventual darśana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tender address to a ‘child’: the moment of departure for austerities, and the speaker’s immediate decision to set out as well—two figures on diverging yet spiritually linked paths.
FAQs
Tapas affects not only the ascetic but also family bonds; dharma is portrayed with its emotional cost and steadfast love.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in the verse; the broader setting remains Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred Kāśī milieu.
Tapas is referenced as the son’s undertaking, but no detailed vow, bath, or donation is prescribed here.