Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
वेदोदितं स्वकं कर्म नित्यं कुर्यादतंद्रितः । तद्धि कुर्वन्यथाशक्ति प्राप्नुयात्सद्गतिं पराम्
vedoditaṃ svakaṃ karma nityaṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ | taddhi kurvanyathāśakti prāpnuyātsadgatiṃ parām
వేదోక్తమైన స్వధర్మకర్మను ప్రతిదినం అలసత్వం లేకుండా నిరంతరం చేయవలెను. యథాశక్తి ఆచరించువాడు పరమ సద్గతిని పొందును.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/seekers addressed within the Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim in Kāśī performs dawn sandhyā on a ghāṭ, with Vedic implements, facing the river; the city’s temples and śikhara silhouettes rise behind, suggesting that liberation is supported by daily duty.
FAQs
Steady daily duty, done sincerely within one’s means, becomes a direct cause of spiritual upliftment.
Kāśī is the narrative frame, presenting dharma-practice as part of living in or aligned with Kashi’s sacred order.
Perform Veda-enjoined personal duties daily, without negligence, according to capacity.