Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
तस्मान्नैव प्रतिश्राव्यं स्वल्पमप्याशु दीयते । तावद्विवर्द्धते दानं यावत्तन्न प्रयच्छति
tasmānnaiva pratiśrāvyaṃ svalpamapyāśu dīyate | tāvadvivarddhate dānaṃ yāvattanna prayacchati
অতএব কেবল প্রতিশ্রুতি দেওয়া উচিত নয়; সামান্য হলেও দ্রুত দান করা উচিত। কারণ দানের দায় ততক্ষণ বাড়তে থাকে, যতক্ষণ তা প্রদান না করা হয়।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-householder gives a small but immediate gift—handing a modest packet of grains/coins—while a thought-bubble-like depiction of a large unfulfilled promise fades away; the atmosphere is calm and resolved.
FAQs
Dharma is not in speech alone; giving promptly—even if small—surpasses delayed, merely announced generosity.
No named site appears; the verse functions as a general tīrtha-observance instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya.
Do not just pledge; actually give quickly (āśu), even if the amount is small.
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