Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः संतुष्टो येनकेनचित् । अहंकार विमुक्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo yenakenacit | ahaṃkāra vimuktaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
جو ہدیہ قبول کرنے سے باز رہے، جو جو کچھ ملے اسی پر قناعت کرے، اور اَہنکار سے آزاد ہو—وہی تیرتھوں کے حقیقی پھل سے بہرہ ور ہوتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Tīrtha-phala through aparigraha-santoṣa-nirahaṅkāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A humble ascetic-pilgrim declines gifts, sits content with a simple bowl, ego depicted as a broken crown at his feet; the tīrtha’s light reflects in his calm eyes.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears its highest fruit for the humble and unattached—content, non-grasping, and free of ego.
No single site; the verse highlights inner virtues that unlock the merit of any tīrtha.
Ethical discipline is prescribed: refraining from pratigraha, practicing contentment, and abandoning ahaṃkāra.