Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
तस्माच्छ्रोत्रिय एवार्हो गुणवाञ्छीलवाञ्छुचिः । अव्यंगस्तत्र निर्दोषः पात्राणां परमं स्मृतम्
tasmācchrotriya evārho guṇavāñchīlavāñchuciḥ | avyaṃgastatra nirdoṣaḥ pātrāṇāṃ paramaṃ smṛtam
فلذلك لا يستحقّ حقًّا إلا «الشروتريا»—ذو الفضيلة، حسن السيرة، طاهر؛ سليم من العيب، بريء من اللوم—وهو المَذكور أعلى الأوعية لتلقّي العطاء.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa respectfully offers a gift to a serene śrotriya brāhmaṇa—clean garments, sacred thread, calm gaze—while the sea-breeze and temple silhouette suggest Somnātha’s sacred precinct.
FAQs
Charity attains its fullest merit when offered to a recipient who is learned, disciplined, pure, and morally blameless.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya underscores that the kṣetra’s gifts should be aligned with the highest standards of pātratā.
Prefer giving to a śrotriya—one established in Vedic learning and exemplary conduct.