Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तया जन्मांतरे तात यत्पुण्यं समुपार्जितम् । तत्पुण्योपचयाद्राजा सुरुच्यां सुरुचिर्भृशम्
tayā janmāṃtare tāta yatpuṇyaṃ samupārjitam | tatpuṇyopacayādrājā surucyāṃ surucirbhṛśam
हे ताता, तिने पूर्वजन्मी जे पुण्य कमावले, त्या पुण्याच्या वृद्धीमुळेच राजा सुरुचीवर अत्यंत अनुरक्त झाला आहे.
Sunīti
Scene: Sunīti explains that Surucī’s present fortune arises from merit earned in a former birth; the scene subtly evokes unseen karmic threads behind visible court life.
FAQs
Present honor and affection often reflect past puṇya; understanding karma reduces envy and steadies the mind.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is karmic instruction within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit rite is given; the implied remedy is to cultivate puṇya through dharmic living.