Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
तीर्थस्नानेन जप्येन परोपकरणोक्तिभिः । विनार्थं लभ्यते धर्मो धर्मादर्थः स्वयं भवेत्
tīrthasnānena japyena paropakaraṇoktibhiḥ | vinārthaṃ labhyate dharmo dharmādarthaḥ svayaṃ bhavet
تیर्थ میں اشنان، جپ اور دوسروں کے بھلے کے لیے کہے گئے کلمات سے دھرم بغیر خرچ کے حاصل ہوتا ہے؛ اور دھرم سے دولت و خوشحالی خود بخود پیدا ہوتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīrthas of Kāśī (ghāṭa tīrthas)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: Morning at a Kāśī ghat: pilgrims bathe at the ford, a devotee counts japa beads, and another offers kind counsel to a weary traveler—three simple acts forming a single dharmic tableau.
FAQs
Dharma is accessible through simple sacred acts and serviceful speech, and it naturally yields well-being.
Tīrthas in general within the Kāśī sacred landscape; the chapter context is Kāśī-māhātmya.
Tīrtha-snāna (ritual bathing) and japa (mantra repetition), along with beneficial speech/service.