Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
आसीमांतं विसृज्यैतान्ब्राह्मणान्नियतेंद्रियः । दीनांधकृपणेभ्यश्च दानं दद्यात्स्वशक्तितः
āsīmāṃtaṃ visṛjyaitānbrāhmaṇānniyateṃdriyaḥ | dīnāṃdhakṛpaṇebhyaśca dānaṃ dadyātsvaśaktitaḥ
Nachdem man diese Brahmanen ehrerbietig bis zur Grenze geleitet hat, die Sinne gezügelt, soll man auch nach eigener Kraft Almosen geben den Armen, den Blinden und den Bedürftigen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-householder walks with brāhmaṇas to the edge of the settlement, hands folded; afterward he turns to distribute alms to a blind person and a destitute family near the road, under a temple banner.
FAQs
True dharma integrates ritual piety with compassion—supporting vulnerable people is part of tīrtha merit.
Dvārakā’s tīrtha framework (Gomatī context), where charity is prescribed alongside pilgrimage rites.
See off the invited brāhmaṇas respectfully and then give dāna to the needy according to one’s means.