Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
नित्यादिकर्मकरणात्तथातिथिसमर्चनैः । परोपकरणाद्यैश्च धर्मस्स्यादुत्तरोत्तरः
nityādikarmakaraṇāttathātithisamarcanaiḥ | paropakaraṇādyaiśca dharmassyāduttarottaraḥ
Dengan melaksanakan kewajiban harian dan yang ditetapkan, dengan memuliakan tamu sebagaimana mestinya, serta dengan pelayanan dan kebaikan kepada sesama—bagi para penghuni Kāśī, dharma makin hari makin bertambah.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (as residence-dharma field)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Kāśī resident performs morning rites, then welcomes a pilgrim-guest with water and food; nearby, acts of service—guiding elders on ghāṭ steps, offering lamps, helping the poor—depict dharma increasing through community care.
FAQs
In Kāśī, ordinary righteous conduct—duties, hospitality, and service—compounds into ever-increasing dharma.
Kāśī as a whole kṣetra, where ethical living itself becomes highly meritorious.
Nitya/naimittika duties, honoring guests (atithi-samarcana), and helping others (paropakāra).