Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
जलौका केवलं रक्तमाददाना तपस्विनी । प्रमदा सर्वदा दत्ते चित्तं वित्तं बलं सुखम्
jalaukā kevalaṃ raktamādadānā tapasvinī | pramadā sarvadā datte cittaṃ vittaṃ balaṃ sukham
जळू फक्त रक्तच घेते, जणू तपस्विनी; पण स्त्री नेहमी देते—चित्त, धन, बळ आणि सुख.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī Khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic split-scene: in one, a leech clings and draws blood; in the other, a woman offers food, tends a child, and supports an elder—visualizing continual giving of mind and strength; the tone is compassionate and corrective.
FAQs
Recognize the often-unseen giving within family life; cultivate gratitude rather than contempt.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse.
None; it is an ethical observation meant to correct attitude and perception.