Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
मृगत्त्वचोतिमृदुला विवस्त्रेभ्यातिसर्जति । अनुव्रजति कांतारे प्रांतरे पथिकान्पथि
mṛgattvacotimṛdulā vivastrebhyātisarjati | anuvrajati kāṃtāre prāṃtare pathikānpathi
તે વસ્ત્રહીનોને અત્યંત કોમળ મૃગચર્મ આપે છે; અને ઘન કાંતાર તથા નિર્જન પ્રાંતોમાં પણ માર્ગે પંથિકોને અનુસરીને ચાલે છે.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (yātrā-mārga-mahattva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A benefactor wraps unclothed travelers in soft deerskins/blankets and then walks with them through a dense forest and lonely borderland path, holding a staff/torch; the group moves toward the sacred city.
FAQs
True righteousness combines generosity with active protection—escorting others through danger.
Kāśī’s pilgrimage culture is foregrounded; the journey itself is treated as sacred and worthy of support.
Forms of dāna are described (clothing/covering) and sevā (escorting pilgrims).
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