Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
नित्यं कार्पटिकान्सर्वान् स पुत्रेण प्रपश्यति । तेपि च प्रतितीर्थं हि तमाशीर्वादयं ति वै
nityaṃ kārpaṭikānsarvān sa putreṇa prapaśyati | tepi ca pratitīrthaṃ hi tamāśīrvādayaṃ ti vai
Chaque jour, avec son fils, il veille sur tous les pauvres et les misérables ; et eux, à chaque gué sacré, le bénissent en vérité.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī tīrthas (collective: ‘pratitīrtham’)
Type: ghat
Scene: A compassionate householder and his son distribute food and cloth to ragged poor; the poor raise hands in blessing as the pair pass successive tīrtha-fords marked by steps and water.
FAQs
Care for the poor is continuous dharma; the blessings of the needy become a powerful spiritual reward.
‘Prati-tīrtha’ indicates the tīrtha-network within Kāśīkhaṇḍa—multiple sacred crossings/ghāṭas/holy spots.
Ongoing dāna and sevā to the destitute, especially in tīrtha contexts.