Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
धर्म एव सहायी स्यादमुत्र न परिच्छदः । पितृ मातृ सुत भ्रातृ योषिद्बंधुजनादिकः
dharma eva sahāyī syādamutra na paricchadaḥ | pitṛ mātṛ suta bhrātṛ yoṣidbaṃdhujanādikaḥ
پرلوک میں صرف دھرم ہی ساتھی ہوتا ہے، سامانِ دنیا نہیں؛ نہ باپ، نہ ماں، نہ بیٹا، نہ بھائی، نہ بیوی، نہ رشتہ دار وغیرہ وہاں ساتھ جاتے ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī pilgrims/seekers
Scene: A pilgrim stands at a cremation ghat (Manikarnika-like setting) watching funeral rites; behind him faint silhouettes of family and possessions fade, while a luminous scroll labeled ‘dharma’ remains near his heart; the Gaṅgā flows steadily.
FAQs
Only dharma accompanies the soul after death; worldly ties and possessions cannot cross over.
The instruction is delivered in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting, aligning detachment with Kāśī’s liberation-oriented ethos.
None directly; the verse prescribes a mindset of detachment and reliance on dharma.