पुराणानि च ये दद्युः पुस्तकानि ददत्यपि । धर्मशास्त्राणि ये दद्युस्तेषां वासोत्र मे पुरे
purāṇāni ca ye dadyuḥ pustakāni dadatyapi | dharmaśāstrāṇi ye dadyusteṣāṃ vāsotra me pure
جو لوگ پُرانوں کا دان کرتے ہیں، کتابیں بھی نذر کرتے ہیں، اور دھرم شاستروں کا عطیہ دیتے ہیں—ان کے لیے میری اس مقدّس نگری میں رہائش ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/seekers (through the Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A donor respectfully offers palm-leaf manuscripts and bound books of Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstras to learned Brāhmaṇas in Kāśī, with Viśveśvara’s presence implied; the city’s ghāṭs and temples form the backdrop.
Preserving and distributing dharma-texts is treated as a sacred charity that grants lasting spiritual belonging in the holy city.
Kāśī is implied by “my city,” aligning with the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s celebration of residence and liberation-linked merit.
Pustaka-dāna: donating Purāṇas, books/manuscripts, and Dharmaśāstra texts.