Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
धनंजयोपि धर्मात्मा मातृभक्तिपरायणः । आदायास्थीन्यथो मातुर्गंगा मार्गस्थितोऽभवत्
dhanaṃjayopi dharmātmā mātṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | ādāyāsthīnyatho māturgaṃgā mārgasthito'bhavat
ဓနဉ္ဇယသည်လည်း ဓမ္မစိတ်ရှိ၍ မိခင်ကို ရိုသေဘုရားတင်သော ဘက္တိ၌ တည်မြဲကာ မိခင်၏ အရိုးအကျန်ကို ယူဆောင်၍ ဂင်္ဂါသို့ သွားရာလမ်းပေါ် ထွက်ခွာ하였다။
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī-Gaṅgā implied)
Type: river
Scene: A devoted son, Dhanaṃjaya, carrying a small bundle of his mother’s bones, sets out on the dusty road toward the Gaṅgā; his face shows resolve and tenderness, with pilgrims and distant river imagery suggested.
FAQs
Serving one’s parents and performing post-death duties are upheld as dharma that supports both family and spiritual welfare.
The Gaṅgā is explicitly invoked as the sacred destination; in Kāśī-khaṇḍa this ties to Kāśī’s broader sacred river-landscape.
Transporting the deceased’s bones/remains toward the Gaṅgā for sacred rites is implied.