Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
अंत्यजा अपि ये केचिद्दयाधर्मानुसारिणः । परोपकृतिनिष्ठास्ते वसंत्यत्र तु सत्तमाः
aṃtyajā api ye keciddayādharmānusāriṇaḥ | paropakṛtiniṣṭhāste vasaṃtyatra tu sattamāḥ
अन्त्यजा अपि ये केचिद् दयाधर्मानुसारिणः; परोपकृतिनिष्ठास्तेऽत्र वसन्ति सत्तमाः।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate community scene in Kāśī: people of varied social backgrounds offering water, food, and care to travelers and the needy; the ‘antyaja’ helper is shown radiant, honored by saints.
FAQs
Compassionate conduct and service to others are higher than social status and make one truly noble.
Kāśī, as a sanctifying realm where virtue is honored above birth.
No formal rite; it prescribes paropakāra (helping others) as a key religious practice.