Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
यशसः संचयो नित्यं नित्यं धर्मस्य संचयः । स्वर्गापवर्गयोः सिद्धिः सदा शीलस्य मंडनम्
yaśasaḥ saṃcayo nityaṃ nityaṃ dharmasya saṃcayaḥ | svargāpavargayoḥ siddhiḥ sadā śīlasya maṃḍanam
善き名声は常に増し、ダルマは常に積み重なる。天界の成就、さらには解脱の達成、そして高貴な品性の絶えざる荘厳—これこそ正しい生の果である。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ethical fruit within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified pilgrim-householder in Kāśī is shown with a subtle aura: people honor him for his character; above, symbolic motifs of svarga (celestial garden) and apavarga (a lamp of knowledge dissolving darkness) appear.
FAQs
Righteous conduct steadily yields fame, merit, and ultimately both heavenly reward and liberation.
No specific tirtha is named; the teaching belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharmic instruction.
None directly; it summarizes the spiritual results (phala) of sustained good conduct.