महादानानि दत्तानि तेन वै पुण्यकर्मणा । येनाहमर्चितो वीर संप्राप्य मणिकर्णिकाम्
mahādānāni dattāni tena vai puṇyakarmaṇā | yenāhamarcito vīra saṃprāpya maṇikarṇikām
اُس سچے نیک بخت نے یقیناً بڑے بڑے دان کیے ہیں؛ کیونکہ اے بہادر، منیکرنیکا تک پہنچ کر اُس نے میری پوجا و ارچنا کی۔
Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue convention)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Vīra (interlocutor)
Scene: A pilgrim arrives at Maṇikarṇikā, offers water and lamp in worship to Śiva’s presence, while attendants distribute alms/food to the needy on the ghat steps.
Charity and worship become especially fruitful when anchored in a sacred geography like Maṇikarṇikā.
Maṇikarṇikā of Kāśī.
Mahādāna (major charitable giving) and arcana/pūjā (worship) after arriving at the tīrtha.