Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
दुर्लभत्वं सदा कस्य सुकृतेन च वस्तुनः । इभा एव प्रमत्ता वै युद्धं वीच्योर्जलाशये
durlabhatvaṃ sadā kasya sukṛtena ca vastunaḥ | ibhā eva pramattā vai yuddhaṃ vīcyorjalāśaye
Pour qui donc quelque chose serait-il vraiment « rare », si cela est soutenu par le sukṛta, le mérite des bonnes actions ? Et pourtant, en cette contrée, on ne voit que des éléphants ivres, se battant au milieu des vagues d’un réservoir—autre signe d’une vie déréglée.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reservoir with churning waves where two intoxicated elephants clash, symbolizing chaotic strength; above, a calm axis shows Kāśī’s ghāṭas and a devotee receiving ‘swift fruit’—a blossoming lotus of merit—after Śiva darśana.
FAQs
Merit (sukṛta) makes the good attainable; disorder and intoxication symbolize lives cut off from dharma, whereas dharmic space supports swift benefit.
Kāśī is implied as the place where sukṛta yields profound results, contrasted with chaotic realms.
None directly; the focus is on the principle of sukṛta (merit) and the value of dharmic association.