Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
यस्मिन्नभ्युदिते जातः सम्यक्पुण्यजनोदयः । अहो परोपकरणं सद्यः फलति नेति चेत्
yasminnabhyudite jātaḥ samyakpuṇyajanodayaḥ | aho paropakaraṇaṃ sadyaḥ phalati neti cet
إذا طلع، تحقق حقًّا يقظةُ أهل البرّ على وجهها. أجل—إن شكّ أحدٌ أن الإحسان إلى الغير يُثمر في الحال، فها هنا الدليل.
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue-frame, verse-context narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (dawn on Gaṅgā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At sunrise, virtuous people awaken and begin service; the Sun is depicted as a benefactor whose act (rising) instantly benefits all beings, illustrating immediate fruit of helping others.
FAQs
Paropakāra (helping others) is affirmed as a dharmic act whose merit can manifest swiftly—like the world’s renewal at sunrise.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse praises auspicious time (sunrise) associated with dharmic conduct in Kāśī.
No direct prescription; it implicitly commends charitable service and benevolence as dharma.