Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75
धनैस्तस्याजनेतापि युवभिः प्रार्थितो बहु । नाशकत्तां सुलीलां सदातुं शीलोर्जितश्रियम्
dhanaistasyājanetāpi yuvabhiḥ prārthito bahu | nāśakattāṃ sulīlāṃ sadātuṃ śīlorjitaśriyam
دولت کی پیشکش کرنے والے بہت سے جوان بار بار درخواست کرتے رہے، مگر اس کا باپ بھی اس خوش خرام دوشیزہ کو کسی کے حوالے نہ کر سکا؛ کیونکہ اس کی تابانی سیرت و شیل سے پیدا تھی۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda addressing Agastya)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (traditional frame)
Scene: Young men present wealth and gifts to Suśīlā’s father; the father appears conflicted yet resolute; Suśīlā’s quiet presence radiates dignity beyond ornaments.
FAQs
Dharma values character above wealth; social decisions (like marriage) are not to be ruled by money alone.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but this verse itself does not name a particular tirtha.
None explicitly; it highlights dharmic discernment and virtue.