Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
ऐरावतमगस्त्याय प्रददौ शिववल्लभः । विश्वामित्राय कितवो ददौ हयमुदारधीः
airāvatamagastyāya pradadau śivavallabhaḥ | viśvāmitrāya kitavo dadau hayamudāradhīḥ
Le bien-aimé de Śiva donna Airāvata à Agastya. Kitava, au cœur noble, offrit un cheval à Viśvāmitra.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narration (not explicit)
Scene: Kitava, called ‘Śiva’s beloved’, ceremonially offers the divine elephant Airāvata to Agastya and a noble horse to Viśvāmitra; sages receive with blessing gestures.
FAQs
True greatness expresses itself as generous dāna offered to revered ṛṣis, not as hoarding celestial wealth.
Kedāra’s section provides the devotional frame, highlighting Śiva-favor leading to dharmic generosity.
Dāna to sages—specifically gifting valuable possessions as an act of dharma.