Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
अथ देवोऽसुररिपुः श्रुत्वा शंभुसमागमम् । द्विजराजाय स मुदा समदात्पारितोषिकम्
atha devo'suraripuḥ śrutvā śaṃbhusamāgamam | dvijarājāya sa mudā samadātpāritoṣikam
Pagkaraan, ang banal na kaaway ng mga Asura, nang marinig ang pagtitipon ni Śambhu, ay masayang nagkaloob ng gantimpala sa hari sa mga Brahmin.
Skanda (narrator)
Tirtha: Upavārāṇasī (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Hari, celebrated as the foe of Asuras, hears of Śambhu’s gathering and, delighted, grants a reward to a ‘king among Brahmins’—a preeminent sage/priestly figure.
FAQs
Honoring sacred knowledge and its bearers is dharma; joyful giving and recognition of worthy recipients is praised.
Not explicit in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative thread that ultimately serves Kāśī’s māhātmya.
The act of giving a reward/fee of honor (pāritoṣika) to an eminent brāhmaṇa is implied as a dharmic practice.