Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63
स्वर्णवृष्टिरभूद्यत्र सा स्वर्णखनिरुत्तमा । स मुनिं दर्शयामास खनिं तेन निवेदिताम्
svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūdyatra sā svarṇakhaniruttamā | sa muniṃ darśayāmāsa khaniṃ tena niveditām
Wo jener Goldregen niederfiel, entstand eine vortreffliche Goldmine. Dann zeigte er dem Weisen diese Mine und übergab sie ihm, wie es angekündigt worden war.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Svarṇa-khani (mythic)
Type: kund
Scene: The golden shower’s landing-place becomes a gleaming mine; Kubera (or the divine agent) reveals the newly formed gold-mine to the sage as a formal offering.
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Resources gained for dharma should be offered without possessiveness, transforming wealth into merit.
Ayodhyā’s Māhātmya is strengthened through this exemplary account of dharmic giving connected to its royal lineage.
The act of nivedana (formal offering) to a sage—an element of righteous dāna.