Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
धर्मार्थैधितकोशश्च समृद्धबलवाहनः । सुभगश्च सुरूपश्च सुमेधाः सुप्रजाश्रयः
dharmārthaidhitakośaśca samṛddhabalavāhanaḥ | subhagaśca surūpaśca sumedhāḥ suprajāśrayaḥ
Son trésor prospérait par le dharma et la richesse légitime ; ses forces et ses montures étaient abondantes. Heureux et beau, il avait l’esprit vif et était un refuge pour les gens de bien.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prosperous yet restrained royal scene: full treasury and orderly forces in the background, but the focus is the ruler offering protection and patronage to good people—scholars, ascetics, and pilgrims—under the shadow of Kāśī’s temples.
FAQs
Prosperity becomes auspicious when rooted in dharma and used to protect and support worthy people.
No single site is specified; the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context frames righteous prosperity within the sacred geography of Kāśī.
None.