Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
विष्णुभक्तिरतैश्चैव वेदमन्त्रविपाठकैः । सततं दानशीलैश्च दीनार्तजनवत्सलैः
viṣṇubhaktirataiścaiva vedamantravipāṭhakaiḥ | satataṃ dānaśīlaiśca dīnārtajanavatsalaiḥ
তেওঁলোকে বিষ্ণুভক্তিত ৰত থাকক, আৰু বেদমন্ত্ৰৰ পাঠত নিয়োজিত হওক। সদায় দানশীল হওক আৰু দীন-আর্ত জনৰ প্ৰতি কৰুণাশীল হওক।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A pilgrim-householder offers tulasī and lamp to Viṣṇu, recites from a manuscript, then distributes food and cloth to the poor and tends to an afflicted traveler near a dharmaśālā.
FAQs
Bhakti and mantra-practice must express themselves as generosity and compassion toward suffering beings.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes virtues promoted within the Tīrthamāhātmya section.
Vedic mantra recitation, devotion to Viṣṇu, and continual charity—especially to the needy and afflicted.