ग्रीष्मोष्प्रहंति मायूरपिच्छादि रचितान्यपि । चित्राणि तालवृंतानि वितरंति तपागमे
grīṣmoṣprahaṃti māyūrapicchādi racitānyapi | citrāṇi tālavṛṃtāni vitaraṃti tapāgame
جب گرمی کا موسم آتا ہے تو وہ گرمی کی تپش دور کرنے والے رنگ برنگے تال کے پتّوں کے پنکھے بانٹتے ہیں—بعض تو مور کے پروں وغیرہ سے بھی بنائے جاتے ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ghāṭa/temple approaches)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Summer in Kāśī: pilgrims fanning themselves on ghāṭa steps; donors handing out bright palm-leaf fans, some adorned with peacock feathers, creating a festive yet compassionate scene.
Season-appropriate giving—relieving others’ discomfort—is upheld as refined dharma and a source of puṇya.
Kāśī’s pilgrimage environment, where supporting pilgrims in harsh seasons is spiritually meritorious.
Donating fans (tālavṛnta) and cooling aids during the hot season.