Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 145
ततो ददौ धनं धान्यं गृहं क्षेत्रं च गोधनम् । तस्मै तुष्टिसमायुक्तो मन्यमानः कृतार्थताम्
tato dadau dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ gṛhaṃ kṣetraṃ ca godhanam | tasmai tuṣṭisamāyukto manyamānaḥ kṛtārthatām
তখন তিনি তুষ্টচিত্তে, কাজ সম্পন্ন মনে করে, তাকে ধন, ধান্য, গৃহ, ক্ষেত্র এবং গো-ধন দান করলেন।
Narrator (continuing reported story within the chapter)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A patron, visibly satisfied, formally transfers gifts—coins, sacks of grain, deeded land, a house key/scroll, and a cow with calf—to a recipient in a pilgrimage setting.
FAQs
Charitable giving and providing stable livelihood are portrayed as dharmic acts that complete social and household responsibilities.
No tīrtha is named; the verse reinforces dharma through dāna and provisioning.
No specific rite; it describes dāna—gifting wealth, grain, land, and cattle as part of social duty.
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