Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तेन दानेन स स्वर्गे क्रीडयित्वा यथासुखम् । मर्त्ये भवति राजेन्द्रो ब्राह्मणो वा सुपूजितः
tena dānena sa svarge krīḍayitvā yathāsukham | martye bhavati rājendro brāhmaṇo vā supūjitaḥ
Durch jene Gabe erfreut er sich im Himmel nach seinem Wohlgefallen; und kehrt er in die Welt der Sterblichen zurück, wird er entweder ein Herr über Könige oder ein hochverehrter Brāhmaṇa.
Unspecified in snippet (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; likely Mārkaṇḍeya)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Bhṛkuṭeśa-tīrtha context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājendra (king)
Scene: A split-scene: above, the donor revels in svarga gardens with apsarases and celestial music; below, he is reborn as a crowned king or as a revered brāhmaṇa receiving honors and garlands.
FAQs
Charity produces both otherworldly enjoyment and favorable rebirth, illustrating Purāṇic karma-phala doctrine.
The merit described is part of the Revā tīrtha-māhātmya sequence in Adhyāya 128, connected to the praised bathing place.
Dāna (charity) is the emphasized practice; specific forms (cow/land/gold) are referenced in adjacent verses.