Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजा तुलादानं चकार ह । दीयमाने तदा दाने चातुर्विद्या बभाषिरे
etacchrutvā tato rājā tulādānaṃ cakāra ha | dīyamāne tadā dāne cāturvidyā babhāṣire
Ayant entendu cela, le roi accomplit le tulādāna, le don par pesée. Et tandis que ce dāna était offert, les maîtres savants de la quadruple connaissance prirent la parole.
Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)
Scene: A grand tulā (balance scale) is set; the king is weighed against gold/grain; brāhmaṇas chant; gifts are distributed as the scale steadies.
FAQs
When justice is sought and charity is offered with sincerity, dharma is strengthened and social harmony is restored.
A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it continues the Dharmāraṇya narrative sequence.
Tulādāna—making a donation by weighing (traditionally weighing oneself or valuables and donating an equivalent).