Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
यशसः संचयो नित्यं नित्यं धर्मस्य संचयः । स्वर्गापवर्गयोः सिद्धिः सदा शीलस्य मंडनम्
yaśasaḥ saṃcayo nityaṃ nityaṃ dharmasya saṃcayaḥ | svargāpavargayoḥ siddhiḥ sadā śīlasya maṃḍanam
यशाचा नित्य संचय, धर्माचा अखंड संचय, स्वर्ग व अपवर्ग (मोक्ष) यांची सिद्धी, आणि शीलाचे सदैव भूषण—हे धर्माचरणाचे फल मानले जाते।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ethical fruit within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified pilgrim-householder in Kāśī is shown with a subtle aura: people honor him for his character; above, symbolic motifs of svarga (celestial garden) and apavarga (a lamp of knowledge dissolving darkness) appear.
FAQs
Righteous conduct steadily yields fame, merit, and ultimately both heavenly reward and liberation.
No specific tirtha is named; the teaching belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharmic instruction.
None directly; it summarizes the spiritual results (phala) of sustained good conduct.