Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
यैर्न पंचनदं प्राप्य वसुभिः प्रीणिता द्विजाः । आशुलभ्यविपत्तीनां तेषां तद्वसुरोदिति
yairna paṃcanadaṃ prāpya vasubhiḥ prīṇitā dvijāḥ | āśulabhyavipattīnāṃ teṣāṃ tadvasuroditi
কিন্তু যারা পঞ্চনদে না পৌঁছে দান-ধনে দ্বিজদের তুষ্ট করে না, তাদের ওপর শীঘ্রই বিপদ নেমে আসে; তাদের সেই ‘বসু’—সমৃদ্ধি—লুপ্ত হয়।
Śrī Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Pañcanada
Type: kund
Listener: Agnibindu (ṛṣi)
Scene: A cautionary tableau: a pilgrim who fails to reach Pañcanada and neglects gifting to brāhmaṇas faces sudden misfortunes; the ‘Vasu’ of auspicious wealth departs, depicted as a fading radiance.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is meant to be completed by generosity and honoring dharmic recipients; neglect of dāna leads to instability and loss of auspiciousness.
Pañcanada in Kāśī, presented as a locus where pilgrimage and dāna-supporting dharma should be fulfilled.
Dāna—pleasing dvijas (brāhmaṇas) with gifts/wealth, connected to the Pañcanada tīrtha observance.