Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
न पुत्रात्परमो लाभो न पुत्रात्परमं सुखम् । न पुत्रात्परमं मित्रं परत्रेह च कुत्रचित्
na putrātparamo lābho na putrātparamaṃ sukham | na putrātparamaṃ mitraṃ paratreha ca kutracit
Il n’est point de gain plus grand qu’un fils, point de bonheur plus grand qu’un fils ; il n’est point d’ami plus grand qu’un fils, ni en ce monde ni dans l’au-delà, nulle part.
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A father and son walking together along Kāśī ghats, the son holding ritual items (darbha, water pot), suggesting companionship in both worldly duties and sacred rites; temples and river frame the scene.
FAQs
Purāṇic ethics emphasizes familial duty and support; a son is praised as a source of welfare in both worldly and otherworldly contexts.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a general maxim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; it is a value statement about household life and support across lifetimes.