Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
मातापितृविहीनं यो मौंजीपाणिग्रहादिभिः । संस्कारयेन्निजैरर्थैस्तस्य श्रेयस्त्वनंतकम्
mātāpitṛvihīnaṃ yo mauṃjīpāṇigrahādibhiḥ | saṃskārayennijairarthaistasya śreyastvanaṃtakam
যে ব্যক্তি নিজের সম্পদ দিয়ে মাতাপিতৃহীন জনের উপনয়ন, বিবাহ প্রভৃতি সংস্কার সম্পন্ন করায়, তার কল্যাণ অনন্ত হয়।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A benefactor arranges an upanayana for an orphan: the boy receives the yajñopavīta and staff; later a marriage rite scene—both suffused with sacred light, showing society restoring dharma.
FAQs
Enabling another’s dharmic life-cycle rites—especially for the unsupported—is a supremely meritorious form of giving.
The verse is part of Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma teaching; it reflects the Kāśī Māhātmya spirit where righteous acts gain heightened sanctity.
To sponsor saṃskāras like mauñjī (upanayana) and pāṇigraha (marriage) for those lacking parental support.