Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
परोपकृत्या यो धर्मो धर्मो दानादिसंभवः । एकत्र तुलितौ धात्रा तत्र पूर्वो भवद्गुरुः
paropakṛtyā yo dharmo dharmo dānādisaṃbhavaḥ | ekatra tulitau dhātrā tatra pūrvo bhavadguruḥ
O dharma que nasce de socorrer os outros e o dharma que provém das doações e afins—quando o Criador os pesa juntos, o primeiro se ergue como o mestre maior, o caminho superior.
Pārāśarya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Brahmā/Dhātṛ holds a balance: on one pan ‘dāna’ (gold, cows), on the other ‘paropakāra’ (feeding, healing); the paropakāra side outweighs, with Kāśī ghats in the background.
FAQs
Service to others is presented as a higher dharma than merit gained through charity alone, because it directly alleviates suffering.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a dharma-principle embedded within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
Dāna is referenced, but the practical prescription is paropakṛti—active help and support of others.