Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 105
ददाति द्विजमुख्याय सुकुमारतनुर्भवेत् । लवणं विप्रवर्याय तृतीयायां प्रयच्छति
dadāti dvijamukhyāya sukumāratanurbhavet | lavaṇaṃ vipravaryāya tṛtīyāyāṃ prayacchati
En donnant en aumône à un brāhmaṇa éminent, on obtient un corps délicat et gracieux ; et celle qui, à Tṛtīyā (le troisième jour lunaire), offre du sel à un brāhmaṇa excellent reçoit un tel fruit.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā tīrtha (Revākhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Queen
Scene: A woman offers a small cloth pouch or bowl of salt to an honored brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa blesses her, and the scene subtly suggests bodily radiance and grace as the promised fruit.
FAQs
Charity offered with proper recipient and timing (tithi) refines one’s life—symbolized here as bodily grace and auspiciousness.
The Revā (Narmadā) milieu frames the teaching, but the verse emphasizes ritual charity rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
On Tṛtīyā (3rd lunar day), donate salt (lavaṇa) to a worthy Brāhmaṇa.