Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72
सुतस्य संभवे क्लेशं सहेते पितरौ च यत् । शक्या वर्षशतेनापि नो कर्तुं तस्य निष्कृतिः
sutasya saṃbhave kleśaṃ sahete pitarau ca yat | śakyā varṣaśatenāpi no kartuṃ tasya niṣkṛtiḥ
Nỗi nhọc nhằn mà cả cha lẫn mẹ chịu đựng vì sự ra đời của người con—dẫu trăm năm cũng khó thể đền đáp cho trọn vẹn.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mother and father endure hardship—mother in labor, father anxious and supportive—while the grown child later bows at their feet in Kāśī, offering water and cloth in gratitude.
FAQs
Parents’ sacrifice is immeasurable; honoring and serving them is a foundational dharma that cannot be ‘repaid’ by mere time.
The verse appears in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting; the sacred city’s teaching emphasizes gratitude as part of holy living.
No specific ritual is stated; the practical prescription is lifelong service and respect toward one’s parents.