Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
तथा गोमेद रत्नानां तुलालक्षमिता मुनै । इंद्रनीलमणीनां च तुलाः कोट्यर्ध संमिताः
tathā gomeda ratnānāṃ tulālakṣamitā munai | iṃdranīlamaṇīnāṃ ca tulāḥ koṭyardha saṃmitāḥ
“Likewise, O sage, there were one lakh tulās of gomeda gems; and of indranīla (blue sapphire) jewels, tulās amounting to half a crore.”
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: A sage (muni)
Scene: Golden-brown gomeda stones and deep-blue indranīla gems are weighed in massive quantities; the blue stones glint like night sky fragments under temple lamps as Skanda narrates to a sage.
FAQs
Dharma values transparent accounting of resources—listing quantities signals disciplined stewardship for sacred aims.
Kāśī is the macro-context; the verse is not a tīrtha-stuti but a continuation of the offerings inventory.
No explicit prescription; it supports the theme of dāna through detailed enumeration.