Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 110
सा भवेद्रूपसम्पन्ना यथा चैव तिलोत्तमा । षष्ठ्यां तु या मधूकस्य फलदा तु भवेत्सदा
sā bhavedrūpasampannā yathā caiva tilottamā | ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu yā madhūkasya phaladā tu bhavetsadā
تصير موفورة الجمال كتيـلوتّما نفسها. ومن تُقدِّم في اليوم القمري السادس (شاشثي) ثمرة شجرة المدهوكا، تكون دائمًا ذات ثمرٍ وازدهارٍ باقٍ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant woman is compared to Tilottamā; alongside, a devotee offers golden madhūka fruits on Ṣaṣṭhī, symbolizing ever-returning prosperity like a fruit-laden tree.
FAQs
Dāna is portrayed not merely as social virtue but as a spiritual cause of auspicious qualities like beauty and lasting prosperity.
This verse does not name a tīrtha; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction on tithi-based charity.
On Ṣaṣṭhī, donate madhūka fruit (or fruits from the madhūka tree) as charity.