Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
क्षमा दमो दया दानं सत्यं शौचमथार्जवम् । मरीचेश्च गुणा ह्येते सन्ति तस्य च भारत
kṣamā damo dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucamathārjavam | marīceśca guṇā hyete santi tasya ca bhārata
بردباری، ضبطِ نفس، رحم، خیرات، سچائی، پاکیزگی اور راست روی—یہی مرِیچی کے اوصاف ہیں؛ اے بھارت! یہ سب اس میں بھی موجود تھے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya frame
Type: river
Listener: Bhārata (addressed interlocutor)
Scene: A calm didactic moment: a sage’s virtues are enumerated like a garland of qualities, with a listener addressed as Bhārata; austere hermitage ambience near a sacred river.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is upheld by inner dharma: virtues like truth, purity, compassion, and self-control are the foundation of spiritual greatness.
No single site is named; the verse supplies the ethical framework supporting the chapter’s tirtha narrative.
Dāna (charity) is listed as a virtue, but no specific form, time, or procedure is prescribed in this verse.