Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भगवन्क्रीत एव न संशयः । एतद्योग्यतमं मूल्यं भवतो मुनिसत्तम
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhagavankrīta eva na saṃśayaḥ | etadyogyatamaṃ mūlyaṃ bhavato munisattama
«انهض، انهض، أيها المبجَّل—لا شكّ أنك قد “اشتُريت” على الوجه اللائق، أي قد رُضيتَ تمام الرضا. فهذا هو القربان الأليق بك، يا أفضل الحكماء.»
Lomaśa (contextual continuation of instruction to the sage)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king respectfully urges a venerable sage to rise, declaring the offering fully accepted; attendants hold ritual gifts, with cows nearby indicating go-dāna as the implied ‘price’.
FAQs
A righteous offering, given with propriety, restores harmony between householder duty and ascetic authority.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a setting where correct dāna resolves spiritual and social tensions.
Confirmation of the adequacy of the offering—understood here as go-dāna—presented as the most fitting ‘mūlya’.