Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
पितॄन्संतर्प्य विधिवत्तीर्थे श्रीकुंडसंज्ञिते । दत्त्वा दानानि विधिवन्न लक्ष्म्या परिमुच्यते
pitṝnsaṃtarpya vidhivattīrthe śrīkuṃḍasaṃjñite | dattvā dānāni vidhivanna lakṣmyā parimucyate
श्रीकुंड नावाच्या तीर्थी विधिपूर्वक पितरांचे तर्पण करून आणि शास्त्रोक्त रीतीने दान दिल्यास मनुष्य लक्ष्मीपासून वंचित होत नाही; लक्ष्मी त्याला सोडत नाही.
Skanda
Tirtha: Śrīkuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at a stepped kuṇḍa in Kāśī offers tarpaṇa with kuśa and water, then presents dāna to a worthy recipient; Lakṣmī’s presence is suggested by lotus motifs and a gentle aureole over the household threshold.
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Prosperity is sustained by dharmic duties—honoring ancestors and giving charity—performed at sacred places.
Śrīkuṇḍa Tīrtha in Kāśī.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (ancestral offerings) and vidhivat dāna (rule-based charity) at Śrīkuṇḍa.