Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
तत्रैव ब्राह्मणैः प्रीतैरित्युक्तोसौ कलानिधिः । सोमोस्माकं ब्राह्मणानां राजा त्रैलोक्यदक्षिणः
tatraiva brāhmaṇaiḥ prītairityuktosau kalānidhiḥ | somosmākaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ rājā trailokyadakṣiṇaḥ
Di sana, para brāhmaṇa yang berkenan hati menyapa Soma, sang gudang kala (digit bulan), dengan sukacita: “Soma adalah raja bagi kami para brāhmaṇa—yang dakṣiṇā-nya setara tiga dunia.”
Skanda
Tirtha: Candreśvara in Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of pleased brāhmaṇas, serene and smiling, address Soma—moon-crowned and luminous—praising his unmatched dakṣiṇā; ritual gifts (gold, cows, cloth, grains) are arranged near the shrine.
FAQs
Those who honour the learned with generosity earn their blessings and become protectors of dharma.
Kāśī’s ritual culture is implied—where brāhmaṇas’ blessings and yajña-dakṣiṇā are especially meritorious.
The implied dharma is lavish and fitting dakṣiṇā to brāhmaṇas as part of sacrificial performance.