Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
दुकूलैः स्वानुकूलैश्च चोलैः प्रत्यंगभूषणैः । नालंकृताः सुवासिन्य इहामुत्रसुवासदाः
dukūlaiḥ svānukūlaiśca colaiḥ pratyaṃgabhūṣaṇaiḥ | nālaṃkṛtāḥ suvāsinya ihāmutrasuvāsadāḥ
मी सुसंस्कारी सुवासिनी स्त्रियांना उत्तम दुकूल, अनुरूप वस्त्रे व अंगभूषणांनी अलंकृत केले नाही—हे दान इहलोकी व परलोकी सुखद निवास देतात।
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A remorseful householder in Kāśī reflects on neglected charity: respectable women stand modestly, unadorned, while folded fine cloth and ornaments remain unused; in the background, ghāṭs and a distant Viśvanātha spire suggest Kāśī’s sacred setting.
FAQs
Charity expressed as dignifying support—clothing and adornment given appropriately—counts as dharma that returns as well-being and comfort across realms.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context is Kāśī, but the verse itself highlights dāna-dharma rather than a particular shrine or ghat.
Vastra-dāna and bhūṣaṇa-dāna—offering garments and ornaments (as respectful gifts) to suvāsinīs.