Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
उत्पाद्याथ बहून्पुत्रान्गुणिनो धर्मवत्सलान् । परिसंक्रामितश्रीकस्तेष्वथो त्वं तपश्चर
utpādyātha bahūnputrānguṇino dharmavatsalān | parisaṃkrāmitaśrīkasteṣvatho tvaṃ tapaścara
Rồi sau khi sinh nhiều người con—đức hạnh, mến Dharma—và trao lại phúc lộc thịnh vượng cho họ, bấy giờ ngươi hãy tu khổ hạnh.
Sunīti (contextual, Dhruva narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in the kathā setting (implicit)
Scene: An elder counselor instructs a youthful aspirant: first establish a household line of virtuous sons, hand over prosperity and duties, then turn toward austerity; Kāśī’s sacred skyline subtly present.
FAQs
It articulates the orthodox dharma model: fulfill household responsibilities and succession, then turn to austerity.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No specific ritual; it prescribes a life-ordering principle regarding when to undertake tapas.