Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
अथ देवोऽसुररिपुः श्रुत्वा शंभुसमागमम् । द्विजराजाय स मुदा समदात्पारितोषिकम्
atha devo'suraripuḥ śrutvā śaṃbhusamāgamam | dvijarājāya sa mudā samadātpāritoṣikam
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះទេវៈ អ្នកជាសត្រូវនៃអសុរៈ បានឮអំពីសមាគមរបស់ព្រះសម្ភូ ហើយដោយសេចក្តីរីករាយ បានប្រទានរង្វាន់ជាការពេញព្រះហឫទ័យដល់ទ្វិជរាជា (ស្តេចក្នុងចំណោមព្រាហ្មណ៍)។
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Upavārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Hari, celebrated as the foe of Asuras, hears of Śambhu’s gathering and, delighted, grants a reward to a ‘king among Brahmins’—a preeminent sage/priestly figure.
FAQs
Honoring sacred knowledge and its bearers is dharma; joyful giving and recognition of worthy recipients is praised.
Not explicit in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative thread that ultimately serves Kāśī’s māhātmya.
The act of giving a reward/fee of honor (pāritoṣika) to an eminent brāhmaṇa is implied as a dharmic practice.