स्कंद उवाच । पुनर्विशेषं वक्ष्यामि सदाचारस्य कुंभज । यं श्रुत्वापि नरो धीमान्नाज्ञानतिमिरं विशेत्
skaṃda uvāca | punarviśeṣaṃ vakṣyāmi sadācārasya kuṃbhaja | yaṃ śrutvāpi naro dhīmānnājñānatimiraṃ viśet
斯堪达说道:噢,库姆巴迦(阿迦斯提耶)啊,我将再次宣说善行正道(sadācāra)的殊胜细则;智者闻之,便不入无明之暗。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: Skanda, radiant and youthful, addresses Agastya (Kumbhaja) seated in attentive posture; a symbolic lamp or sunbeam dispels a dark veil behind them, representing ignorance removed by instruction.
Right conduct (sadācāra), properly understood, dispels ignorance and supports clear spiritual discernment.
The teaching is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as a premier landscape for dharma and liberating knowledge.
This verse is introductory; it announces further detailed instruction rather than prescribing a specific ritual.