Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो येनकेनचित् । अहंकार विमुक्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo yenakenacit | ahaṃkāra vimuktaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
যে প্রতিগ্রহ (উপহার গ্রহণ) থেকে নিবৃত্ত, যা-ই মেলে তাতেই সন্তুষ্ট, এবং অহংকারমুক্ত—সেই তীর্থের সত্য ফল ভোগ করে।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Tīrtha-phala through aparigraha-santoṣa-nirahaṅkāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A humble ascetic-pilgrim declines gifts, sits content with a simple bowl, ego depicted as a broken crown at his feet; the tīrtha’s light reflects in his calm eyes.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears its highest fruit for the humble and unattached—content, non-grasping, and free of ego.
No single site; the verse highlights inner virtues that unlock the merit of any tīrtha.
Ethical discipline is prescribed: refraining from pratigraha, practicing contentment, and abandoning ahaṃkāra.