Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
एवमाद्या गुणा यस्य वरस्य वरचेष्टितम् । तस्मै प्रयच्छ मां तात मम तेपीहशर्मणे
evamādyā guṇā yasya varasya varaceṣṭitam | tasmai prayaccha māṃ tāta mama tepīhaśarmaṇe
“Ganyan at iba pang mga kagandahang-asal ay nasa dakilang iyon, na ang kilos ay huwaran. Ama, ipagkaloob mo ako sa kanya, upang dito sa buhay na ito ay maging aking kagalakan.”
Dhūtapāpā
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual backdrop)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A respectful domestic-court scene: a daughter addresses her father after hearing praise of an exemplary man; in the background, a Kāśī shrine suggests that the request is sanctified by sacred presence.
FAQs
Dharma values character and exemplary conduct; life decisions should be anchored in virtue that yields true well-being.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting frames the account, but this verse itself does not praise a named shrine or ghāṭa.
It culminates the request for kanyādāna to a worthy ‘vara’; no other ritual details are given.