Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
अथाक्षमालिकां कर्णे कृत्वा ध्यानं विसृज्य च । कियद्धनं तवास्तीह पप्रच्छ करसंज्ञया
athākṣamālikāṃ karṇe kṛtvā dhyānaṃ visṛjya ca | kiyaddhanaṃ tavāstīha papraccha karasaṃjñayā
मग जपमाळ कानाशी धरून आणि ध्यान सोडून त्याने हाताच्या संकेताने विचारले—‘इथे तुझ्याकडे किती धन आहे?’
The meditating brāhmaṇa/ascetic (recipient figure) addressed by the pilgrim
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ascetic shifts his rosary to his ear, pauses meditation, and communicates with a subtle hand sign, asking about the amount of wealth—still maintaining restraint and dignity.
FAQs
The episode underscores scrutiny in dāna/pratigraha: even spiritual figures may test the circumstances and measure of an offering.
The setting remains within the Kāśī tīrtha narrative; the named water-body in this sequence is Cakrasarasa.
Meditative practice with akṣamālā (rosary) is depicted; the immediate concern is dāna/pratigraha (gift and acceptance).