Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39
पुनः परोपकरणात्तत्तपो द्विगुणीकृतम् । तेन पुण्येन स मया पुनः प्रोक्तो वरं वृणु
punaḥ paropakaraṇāttattapo dviguṇīkṛtam | tena puṇyena sa mayā punaḥ prokto varaṃ vṛṇu
পুনৰায় পৰোপকাৰৰ ফলত তাৰ তপস্যা দ্বিগুণ হ’ল। সেই পুণ্যৰ প্ৰভাৱত মই তাক আকৌ ক’লোঁ, “বৰ বাছি লোৱা।”
Caṇḍikā (Devī)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: the tapasvī petitioner
Scene: A symbolic depiction of merit doubling: the ascetic’s aura brightens; a subtle doubling motif (twofold radiance, mirrored lamps) while Śiva again invites him to choose a boon, indicating escalating grace.
FAQs
Serving others magnifies tapas and generates puṇya, making divine grace more immediate and abundant.
Kedāra-kṣetra in Kāśī, presented as a place where altruistic merit quickly ripens into divine boon.
No formal ritual; the verse elevates paropakāra (helping others) as a dharmic act that multiplies spiritual merit.