Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
अभयं ये प्रयच्छंति भयार्तोद्यत पाणयः । निर्भया वारुणे लोके ते वसंति लसंति च
abhayaṃ ye prayacchaṃti bhayārtodyata pāṇayaḥ | nirbhayā vāruṇe loke te vasaṃti lasaṃti ca
Những ai ban cho sự vô úy, đưa tay cứu giúp kẻ kinh hoàng khốn khổ—sẽ an trú không sợ hãi trong cõi của Varuṇa, và nơi ấy rạng ngời danh dự.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ethical fruit statement)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A frightened traveler is threatened; a compassionate protector steps forward, hand extended in reassurance, creating a circle of safety; a subtle divine aura suggests Varuṇa’s realm as the promised fruit.
FAQs
Protecting others from fear (abhaya-dāna) is a supreme charity that yields a fearless, honored state after death.
Kāśī’s dharma-teaching context; the verse highlights the fruit of virtue rather than naming a single micro-tīrtha.
Abhaya-dāna: actively giving protection and reassurance to those afflicted by fear.