Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
दुर्लभत्वं सदा कस्य सुकृतेन च वस्तुनः । इभा एव प्रमत्ता वै युद्धं वीच्योर्जलाशये
durlabhatvaṃ sadā kasya sukṛtena ca vastunaḥ | ibhā eva pramattā vai yuddhaṃ vīcyorjalāśaye
Para quem seria algo verdadeiramente «raro», se é amparado pelo sukṛta, o mérito das boas ações? E, no entanto, nessa terra só se veem elefantes embriagados, lutando entre as ondas de um reservatório—mais um sinal de vida desordenada.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reservoir with churning waves where two intoxicated elephants clash, symbolizing chaotic strength; above, a calm axis shows Kāśī’s ghāṭas and a devotee receiving ‘swift fruit’—a blossoming lotus of merit—after Śiva darśana.
FAQs
Merit (sukṛta) makes the good attainable; disorder and intoxication symbolize lives cut off from dharma, whereas dharmic space supports swift benefit.
Kāśī is implied as the place where sukṛta yields profound results, contrasted with chaotic realms.
None directly; the focus is on the principle of sukṛta (merit) and the value of dharmic association.