Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
पुण्येन यशसा बुद्ध्या संपन्नोस्ति भवान्यथा । मन्ये तथामरावत्यां त्रिदशेशोपि नैव हि
puṇyena yaśasā buddhyā saṃpannosti bhavānyathā | manye tathāmarāvatyāṃ tridaśeśopi naiva hi
Du bist so reich an Verdienst, Ruhm und Urteilskraft, dass ich meine: selbst in Amarāvatī besitzt nicht einmal der Herr der Götter eine solche Fülle wie du.
Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm: Skanda instructing/praising in dialogue)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame audience)
Scene: A learned speaker in Kāśī extols a righteous ruler/patron, contrasting him with Indra in Amarāvatī; the backdrop hints at ghāṭas, lamps, and a distant celestial city motif.
FAQs
True greatness is measured by puṇya (merit), yaśas (rightful fame), and buddhi (discernment), not merely by celestial status.
The verse is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, where Kāśī’s dharmic atmosphere forms the backdrop, though this particular shloka mentions Amarāvatī for comparison.
None explicitly; the focus is ethical-spiritual praise of virtues.