Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
यस्मिन्नभ्युदिते जातः सम्यक्पुण्यजनोदयः । अहो परोपकरणं सद्यः फलति नेति चेत्
yasminnabhyudite jātaḥ samyakpuṇyajanodayaḥ | aho paropakaraṇaṃ sadyaḥ phalati neti cet
അദ്ദേഹം ഉദയിക്കുമ്പോൾ പുണ്യജനങ്ങളുടെ യഥാർത്ഥ ജാഗരണവും അഭ്യുദയവും ജനിക്കുന്നു। അഹോ—പരോപകാരത്തിന്റെ ഫലം ഉടൻ ലഭിക്കുമോ എന്ന സംശയം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, ഇതു തന്നെ കാണുക।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue-frame, verse-context narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (dawn on Gaṅgā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At sunrise, virtuous people awaken and begin service; the Sun is depicted as a benefactor whose act (rising) instantly benefits all beings, illustrating immediate fruit of helping others.
FAQs
Paropakāra (helping others) is affirmed as a dharmic act whose merit can manifest swiftly—like the world’s renewal at sunrise.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse praises auspicious time (sunrise) associated with dharmic conduct in Kāśī.
No direct prescription; it implicitly commends charitable service and benevolence as dharma.