Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 102
धात्रीफलप्रमाणानां तेन प्रस्थास्त्रयोदश । मौक्तिकानां समानीताः कृते तस्य महीपतेः
dhātrīphalapramāṇānāṃ tena prasthāstrayodaśa | mauktikānāṃ samānītāḥ kṛte tasya mahīpateḥ
“For the sake of that king, he brought thirteen prasthas of pearls, each pearl the size of a dhātrī-fruit (āmalaka).”}]}
Narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa (contextual dialogue; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Scene: Attendants present heaps of large, luminous pearls—each like an āmalaka fruit—measured in substantial quantities, laid before the king as tribute.
FAQs
Material wealth is redirected into dharmic channels through offering and service, supporting righteous order.
Not explicit in the verse; it contributes to the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya framework associated with Rāmeśvara worship.
Dāna-like gifting is described: measured quantities of valuable items (pearls) offered for a righteous purpose.
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