Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
न पुत्रात्परमो लाभो न पुत्रात्परमं सुखम् । न पुत्रात्परमं मित्रं परत्रेह च कुत्रचित्
na putrātparamo lābho na putrātparamaṃ sukham | na putrātparamaṃ mitraṃ paratreha ca kutracit
पुत्रापेक्षा मोठा लाभ नाही, पुत्रापेक्षा मोठे सुख नाही. पुत्रापेक्षा मोठा मित्र नाही—इहलोकी वा परलोकी, कुठेही नाही.
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A father and son walking together along Kāśī ghats, the son holding ritual items (darbha, water pot), suggesting companionship in both worldly duties and sacred rites; temples and river frame the scene.
FAQs
Purāṇic ethics emphasizes familial duty and support; a son is praised as a source of welfare in both worldly and otherworldly contexts.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a general maxim within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; it is a value statement about household life and support across lifetimes.