Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
तं वासरं पुरस्कृत्य जग्राह नियमं दृढम् । जैगीषव्यो महामेधाः कुंभयोने महाकृती
taṃ vāsaraṃ puraskṛtya jagrāha niyamaṃ dṛḍham | jaigīṣavyo mahāmedhāḥ kuṃbhayone mahākṛtī
Tôn kính chính ngày ấy, bậc đại tâm Jaigīṣavya—trí tuệ rộng lớn, chí lực hùng mạnh—đã thọ trì một lời nguyện kiên cố, hỡi Agastya sinh từ chiếc bình.
Skanda (addressing Agastya, contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (kumbhayoni)
Scene: Jaigīṣavya, austere and radiant, resolves upon a firm niyama, with Agastya addressed as kumbhayoni; the atmosphere suggests a sacred calendrical day being honored.
FAQs
Spiritual progress is anchored in firm niyama—disciplined vows taken at auspicious moments and sustained with resolve.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative setting.
A ‘dṛḍha niyama’—a firm vow/observance—is undertaken (the specific form is detailed in subsequent verses).