Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
नैःश्रेयस्याः श्रियो हेतुस्तदस्तु जगदीश्वर । नानुशोचति नाख्याति कृत्वा कालांतरेपि यत्
naiḥśreyasyāḥ śriyo hetustadastu jagadīśvara | nānuśocati nākhyāti kṛtvā kālāṃtarepi yat
ಹೇ ಜಗದೀಶ್ವರ, ಅದೇ ಪರಮ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ನಿಜವಾದ ಶ್ರೀಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಲಿ—ಯಾವ ಕರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾಲಾಂತರದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪವಿಲ್ಲ, ಹೇಳಿ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಪಡುವ ಅಗತ್ಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to Jagadīśvara within the verse; overall audience is the listener of Kāśī-māhātmya
Scene: A quiet donor in Kāśī gives alms and offers worship without witnesses, then walks away silently; in contrast, a boastful figure fades into the background, emphasizing inner purity.
FAQs
A truly dharmic act is one that remains free from later remorse and is done without pride or self-advertisement.
Kāśī’s devotional setting frames the teaching, though the verse itself highlights ethical dharma rather than naming a sub-tīrtha.
No specific ritual is mandated; the prescription is ethical—perform deeds that withstand time, free of regret and boasting.