Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
धन्योहं यदिहायातः कपिल त्वं महामुने । नास्त्यदेयं तवास्माभिः पात्रं नास्ति तवाधिकम्
dhanyohaṃ yadihāyātaḥ kapila tvaṃ mahāmune | nāstyadeyaṃ tavāsmābhiḥ pātraṃ nāsti tavādhikam
হে কপিল মহামুনি, আপনি এখানে এসেছেন—আমি ধন্য হলাম। আপনার জন্য আমাদের কাছে অদেয় কিছুই নেই; আপনার চেয়ে শ্রেষ্ঠ পাত্র আর নেই।
Nārada (replying to Kapila, per narrative flow)
Listener: Kapila (addressed)
Scene: Nārada (or the responding host) expresses joy at Kapila’s arrival, hands in añjali, offering readiness to give; Kapila stands serene, detached.
FAQs
Charity becomes perfect when offered to a worthy recipient; honoring great sages is praised as supreme merit.
The sacred gathering at the tīrtha/saṅgama, where meeting a great sage is presented as a blessing.
Dāna orientation: affirming readiness to give and recognizing the sage as an ideal pātra.