Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
अस्यापि मम पुत्रस्य भिक्षान्नेनैव जीवतः । दारिद्र्यशमनोपायमुपदेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि
asyāpi mama putrasya bhikṣānnenaiva jīvataḥ | dāridryaśamanopāyamupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi
میرا یہ بیٹا بھی بھیک سے حاصل شدہ کھانے پر ہی جیتا ہے۔ آپ پر لازم ہے کہ فقر کو سکون دینے اور دور کرنے کا طریقہ ہمیں بتائیں۔
Unspecified petitioner (addressing Śāṇḍilya)
Scene: A father speaks with folded hands to the sage, indicating his son who survives on alms; the emotional center is humility and the plea for a concrete remedy.
FAQs
Suffering is approached through seeking guidance from the wise and adopting a dharmic remedy rather than despair.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a personal appeal for instruction.
The verse requests instruction in a poverty-alleviating upāya; the specific vrata/pujā is not yet stated here.