Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
यैर्न पंचनदं प्राप्य वसुभिः प्रीणिता द्विजाः । आशुलभ्यविपत्तीनां तेषां तद्वसुरोदिति
yairna paṃcanadaṃ prāpya vasubhiḥ prīṇitā dvijāḥ | āśulabhyavipattīnāṃ teṣāṃ tadvasuroditi
पर जो लोग पंचनद को प्राप्त किए बिना दान-धन से द्विजों को तृप्त नहीं करते, उनके लिए शीघ्र ही विपत्तियाँ आ पड़ती हैं; उनके लिए वह ‘वसु’ (समृद्धि) नष्ट हो जाती है।
Śrī Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Pañcanada
Type: kund
Listener: Agnibindu (ṛṣi)
Scene: A cautionary tableau: a pilgrim who fails to reach Pañcanada and neglects gifting to brāhmaṇas faces sudden misfortunes; the ‘Vasu’ of auspicious wealth departs, depicted as a fading radiance.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is meant to be completed by generosity and honoring dharmic recipients; neglect of dāna leads to instability and loss of auspiciousness.
Pañcanada in Kāśī, presented as a locus where pilgrimage and dāna-supporting dharma should be fulfilled.
Dāna—pleasing dvijas (brāhmaṇas) with gifts/wealth, connected to the Pañcanada tīrtha observance.