Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
स्वानुरागैः सुरभिभिः स्वादुभिश्च पचेलिमैः । प्रीणयेदर्थिसार्थं यो वृत्तैर्निजफलैरलम्
svānurāgaiḥ surabhibhiḥ svādubhiśca pacelimaiḥ | prīṇayedarthisārthaṃ yo vṛttairnijaphalairalam
स्वतःच्या सुगंधी, गोड व पिकलेल्या फळांनी तो वृक्ष याचकांच्या समूहाला पूर्णपणे आनंदित करतो; आपल्या फळांनीच त्यांना पुरेपूर तृप्त करतो।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāñcana-śākhā Vata (fruit-giving refuge)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya / sages (contextual)
Scene: Clusters of ripe, sweet, fragrant fruits hang from the banyan; supplicants and travelers receive them, their faces bright with satisfaction, while the tree stands as a symbol of effortless giving.
FAQs
A tīrtha embodies dāna and saṅgraha of merit through generosity—here symbolized by a tree that gives without being asked.
The Kāñcanaśākhā banyan associated with the Kāśī sacred environment (Ānandavana) in this chapter.
No explicit ritual; the verse implicitly upholds the dharma of hospitality and giving (dāna) through the imagery of abundant fruits.