Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
क्षमा दमो दया दानं सत्यं शौचमथार्जवम् । मरीचेश्च गुणा ह्येते सन्ति तस्य च भारत
kṣamā damo dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucamathārjavam | marīceśca guṇā hyete santi tasya ca bhārata
Duldsamkeit, Selbstzucht, Mitgefühl, Gabe, Wahrhaftigkeit, Reinheit und Geradheit — dies sind wahrlich die Tugenden des Marīci; und auch in ihm waren sie, o Bhārata.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya frame
Type: river
Listener: Bhārata (addressed interlocutor)
Scene: A calm didactic moment: a sage’s virtues are enumerated like a garland of qualities, with a listener addressed as Bhārata; austere hermitage ambience near a sacred river.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is upheld by inner dharma: virtues like truth, purity, compassion, and self-control are the foundation of spiritual greatness.
No single site is named; the verse supplies the ethical framework supporting the chapter’s tirtha narrative.
Dāna (charity) is listed as a virtue, but no specific form, time, or procedure is prescribed in this verse.