Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
आधयो व्याधयो न स्युर्न वैधव्यं गदोद्भवम् । संजायते नृपश्रेष्ठ न वियोगः स्वबन्धुभिः । तुलापुरुषदानस्य फलमेतदुदाहृतम्
ādhayo vyādhayo na syurna vaidhavyaṃ gadodbhavam | saṃjāyate nṛpaśreṣṭha na viyogaḥ svabandhubhiḥ | tulāpuruṣadānasya phalametadudāhṛtam
لا تنشأ الهمومُ ولا الأمراض، ولا يقعُ الترمُّلُ الناشئُ عن العِلّة. يا خيرَ الملوك، ولا يحدثُ فراقٌ عن ذوي القربى—هذا هو الثمرُ المعلنُ لصدقةِ تُولابُرُوشا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; verse itself addresses a king, likely reported speech)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Siddheśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha / nṛpottama (king addressed)
Scene: A kingly donor stands beside a balance-scale; on one pan he sits/stands symbolically, on the other gold and gifts are placed; priests chant while a Śiva-liṅga shrine stands behind, signifying Siddheśvara; attendants distribute alms to kin and brahmins, evoking protection from disease and separation.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma links generosity with well-being: righteous giving is praised as a shield for health, stability, and familial harmony.
The tīrtha is not named in this verse; it is part of the broader Tīrthamāhātmya discourse.
The verse primarily gives the phala (promised results) of Tulāpuruṣa dāna rather than new procedural steps.