प्रीतिदायं ददौ चाथ भूरिपुत्राननेक्षणात् । पूर्णभद्रस्तथागस्त्य हृष्टा कनककुंडला
prītidāyaṃ dadau cātha bhūriputrānanekṣaṇāt | pūrṇabhadrastathāgastya hṛṣṭā kanakakuṃḍalā
ਅਨੇਕ ਪੁੱਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁਖ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਪੂਰਣਭਦ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਉਤਸਵ ਦੇ ਦਾਨ ਦਿੱਤੇ; ਹੇ ਅਗਸਤ੍ਯ, ਕਨਕਕੁੰਡਲਾ ਵੀ ਹ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ ਹੋ ਉਠੀ।
Skanda (addressing Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A prosperous householder Pūrṇabhadra, delighted at seeing the faces of many children, distributes gifts; Kanakakuṇḍalā stands rejoicing, adorned with golden earrings; sages/elders witness the auspicious moment.
Blessings received through devotion are to be honored with gratitude, generosity, and dharmic celebration.
The narrative belongs to Kāśī’s sacred landscape (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), connected to Nādeśvara’s glory.
Prītidaya—giving gifts in joy/thanksgiving (a form of dāna)—is indicated.
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