अश्वत्थसेकं ये कुर्युः पथि पादपरोपकाः । विश्रामशालाकर्तारः श्रांतसंतापनोदकाः
aśvatthasekaṃ ye kuryuḥ pathi pādaparopakāḥ | viśrāmaśālākartāraḥ śrāṃtasaṃtāpanodakāḥ
Aqueles que regam a árvore aśvattha à beira do caminho para o bem dos viajantes, que constroem casas de descanso, e que oferecem água que afasta o cansaço e o calor dos exaustos—esses praticam a verdadeira beneficência.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (yātrā-mārga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A roadside aśvattha tree being watered; a simple resting-hall nearby with weary pilgrims reclining; a benefactor offering cool water to travelers under the tree’s shade.
Dharma is expressed through compassionate infrastructure—shade, rest, and water—offered to pilgrims and travelers.
Kāśī as a pilgrimage landscape, where caring for yātrikas is treated as a sacred act.
Watering the aśvattha tree on the roadside, building rest-halls, and giving cooling water to the fatigued.