Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
धनैरनंधो यत्रास्ति मनो नैव च भोजनम् । अनयः स्यंदनं यत्र न च वै राजपूरुषः
dhanairanaṃdho yatrāsti mano naiva ca bhojanam | anayaḥ syaṃdanaṃ yatra na ca vai rājapūruṣaḥ
ଯେ ଦେଶରେ ଧନ ହିଁ ‘ଦୃଷ୍ଟି’ ହୋଇଯାଏ ଓ ଭୋଜନରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମନ ତୃପ୍ତ ହୁଏନାହିଁ; ଯେଉଁଠି ଅନ୍ୟାୟ ଜୀବନରଥର ସ୍ୟନ୍ଦନ ହୋଇଯାଏ ଓ ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ ରାଜପୁରୁଷ ନାହାନ୍ତି—ସେ ଦେଶ ଅଧର୍ମୀ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A marketplace where coins are weighed like truth; diners remain unsatisfied despite abundance; a chariot labeled ‘Anaya’ rolls through; an empty throne symbolizes absence of righteous authority—contrasted with Kāśī’s calm ascetics and temple order.
FAQs
When wealth becomes the sole measure and injustice drives society, even basic enjoyments fail to satisfy; dharma and righteous order are essential for true well-being.
Kāśī is implied as the dharmic alternative to places where injustice and materialism dominate.
No explicit ritual; the verse teaches discernment about where and how one lives, aligning with dharma-centered pilgrimage ideals.