Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
सत्कृत्य तं द्विजं भक्त्या दुकूलादि प्रदानतः । एकांते तं द्विजं राजा पप्रच्छ निजहृत्स्थितम्
satkṛtya taṃ dvijaṃ bhaktyā dukūlādi pradānataḥ | ekāṃte taṃ dvijaṃ rājā papraccha nijahṛtsthitam
Après avoir honoré avec dévotion ce brāhmane—en lui offrant de nobles vêtements et autres présents—le roi, à l’écart, interrogea le brāhmane au sujet de ce qui demeurait au fond de son cœur.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: काशी-क्षेत्र (सत्कार-धर्म)
Type: kshetra
Listener: श्रवणसमाजः
Scene: राजा ब्राह्मणं दुकूल-वस्त्रादिभिः सत्कृत्य, एकान्तकक्षे उपवेश्य, नम्रतया हृदयस्थं प्रश्नं पृच्छति; ब्राह्मणः शान्त-तेजस्वी
FAQs
Devotional giving and respectful inquiry are proper ways to approach spiritual authority for guidance.
Kāśī is the contextual sacred place; the verse illustrates dharma practiced within Kāśī’s narrative world.
Dāna (charitable gifting), specifically of fine garments (dūkūla) and related offerings, as part of satkāra to a brāhmaṇa.