Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
सदाभ्युदिते भानौ प्रसूर्मे मृष्टभोजनम् । दद्यादद्यात्र कं याचे याचेह जननी न मे
sadābhyudite bhānau prasūrme mṛṣṭabhojanam | dadyādadyātra kaṃ yāce yāceha jananī na me
Ia merenung: “Bila matahari senantiasa terbit, ibuku hari ini tentu memberiku santapan yang lezat. Namun di sini, saat ini—kepada siapa aku harus meminta? Di tempat ini tiada ibu bagiku untuk kupanjatkan permohonan.”
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone hungry traveler at dusk in Kāśī, thinking of his mother’s meal, standing near a street or ghat as the light fades; the city’s sacred aura contrasts with personal desolation.
FAQs
Even basic needs become a field for dharma; in sacred space, one’s dependence shifts from worldly supports to righteous conduct and divine providence.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where everyday events are framed as spiritually consequential.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse sets up the context of begging/receiving food, implying the virtue of giving (anna-dāna).
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