Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
अस्यापि मम पुत्रस्य भिक्षान्नेनैव जीवतः । दारिद्र्यशमनोपायमुपदेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि
asyāpi mama putrasya bhikṣānnenaiva jīvataḥ | dāridryaśamanopāyamupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi
កូនប្រុសរបស់ខ្ញុំនេះក៏រស់នៅតែដោយអាហារដែលបានពីការសុំទានប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ សូមលោកគួរប្រោសប្រទានឧបាយដើម្បីបន្ធូរ និងបំបាត់ភាពក្រីក្រ។
Unspecified petitioner (addressing Śāṇḍilya)
Scene: A father speaks with folded hands to the sage, indicating his son who survives on alms; the emotional center is humility and the plea for a concrete remedy.
FAQs
Suffering is approached through seeking guidance from the wise and adopting a dharmic remedy rather than despair.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a personal appeal for instruction.
The verse requests instruction in a poverty-alleviating upāya; the specific vrata/pujā is not yet stated here.