Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
न पुत्रात्परमो लाभो न पुत्रात्परमं सुखम् । न पुत्रात्परमं मित्रं परत्रेह च कुत्रचित्
na putrātparamo lābho na putrātparamaṃ sukham | na putrātparamaṃ mitraṃ paratreha ca kutracit
Tiada keuntungan yang lebih tinggi daripada putra, tiada kebahagiaan yang lebih tinggi daripada putra. Tiada sahabat yang lebih tinggi daripada putra—baik di dunia ini maupun di alam sana, di mana pun.
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A father and son walking together along Kāśī ghats, the son holding ritual items (darbha, water pot), suggesting companionship in both worldly duties and sacred rites; temples and river frame the scene.
FAQs
Purāṇic ethics emphasizes familial duty and support; a son is praised as a source of welfare in both worldly and otherworldly contexts.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a general maxim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; it is a value statement about household life and support across lifetimes.