Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
संति स्वर्गा बहुविधाः सुखेतर विवर्जिता । सुकृतैकफलाः सर्वे युक्ताः सर्वसमृद्धिभिः
saṃti svargā bahuvidhāḥ sukhetara vivarjitā | sukṛtaikaphalāḥ sarve yuktāḥ sarvasamṛddhibhiḥ
جنتیں بہت سی قسم کی ہیں، غم کی آمیزش سے پاک؛ سب نیکی کے ایک ہی پھل ہیں اور ہر طرح کی خوشحالی سے آراستہ ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Svarga (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A celestial assembly of diverse svargas: jeweled palaces, wish-fulfilling trees, serene beings enjoying unalloyed happiness; the idea of 'many heavens' shown as layered luminous realms.
FAQs
Heavenly enjoyment is a merit-born result; it is pleasurable and prosperous, yet still a product of karma.
No specific site is named; it provides cosmological context within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.
Not directly; it implies that sukṛta (merit) arises from dharmic acts such as dāna, vrata, and tapas.