Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
ये त्वां यच्छंति ते भूयस्त्वां लभंते न संशयः । इह लोके परे चैव पार्थिवं रूपमाश्रिता
ye tvāṃ yacchaṃti te bhūyastvāṃ labhaṃte na saṃśayaḥ | iha loke pare caiva pārthivaṃ rūpamāśritā
Wer dir als Gabe darbringt, erlangt dich wiederum—ohne Zweifel—sowohl in dieser Welt als auch in der jenseitigen, indem er Zuflucht zu deiner irdischen Gestalt nimmt.
Yajamāna/Devotee (concluding the prayer segment)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor at a tīrtha offers a consecrated ‘earthly form’ (iconic/ritual embodiment) with attendants and priests; the deity’s presence is implied as the recipient who ‘returns’ as blessing in both worlds.
FAQs
What is given in dharma returns as lasting support—here as stability/prosperity and hereafter as auspicious attainment.
The verse speaks of the fruit of Earth-giving within a tīrtha-rite framework, without specifying a single geography.
It states the promised fruit (phala) of offering Earth (pṛthvī-dāna): attainment of support and auspiciousness in both realms.