Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
श्रीमाले च तथा लक्ष्म्या ह्येवमादिसुरोत्तमैः । नानाग्रहाराः संदत्ता लोकोद्धरणकांक्षया
śrīmāle ca tathā lakṣmyā hyevamādisurottamaiḥ | nānāgrahārāḥ saṃdattā lokoddharaṇakāṃkṣayā
তদ্ৰূপে শ্ৰীমালত, লক্ষ্মীয়ে—আৰু এনে আন আন সুৰোত্তমসকলে—লোকৰ উদ্ধাৰ কামনাৰে বহু অগ্ৰহাৰ (দান-প্ৰাপ্ত বসতি) দান কৰিলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Tirtha: Śrīmāla
Type: kshetra
Scene: Lakṣmī and other deities bestow charters of agrahāras upon learned recipients in Śrīmāla; the town is shown with fields, boundary markers, and a central shrine, symbolizing endowed land and prosperity used for dharma.
FAQs
Endowments and charitable grants are portrayed as instruments of lokakalyāṇa—uplifting society through dharmic support.
Śrīmāla is mentioned as a locale associated with such dharmic grants; the verse emphasizes social uplift rather than a single tīrtha’s merit.
The implied prescription is dāna through institutional giving—granting agrahāras/endowments to sustain dharma.