Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
तस्मै कार्पटिकायाथ स दत्त्वा पारितोषिकम् । पुनश्चिंतापरोजातोऽद्रिराट्कार्पटिके गते
tasmai kārpaṭikāyātha sa dattvā pāritoṣikam | punaściṃtāparojāto'drirāṭkārpaṭike gate
Kemudian, setelah memberikan saguhati kepada pengemis pertapa itu, raja gunung kembali dipenuhi kebimbangan apabila pengemis itu telah berlalu.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A regal mountain-king offers coins/cloth as gratuity to a wandering mendicant with patched garments; after the mendicant leaves, the donor stands alone, brows furrowed, showing worry against the backdrop of a sacred city/temple.
FAQs
Charity is virtuous, yet lingering anxiety shows incomplete surrender; devotion matures into trust and detachment.
The broader Kāśī-mahātmya setting frames the story, though this verse focuses on the narrative turn.
Dāna—giving a pāritoṣika (gift/reward) to a mendicant or religious petitioner.