Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74
मया इष्टं मखैश्चित्रैरनेकैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः । दानानि च विचित्राणि येषां संख्या न विद्यते
mayā iṣṭaṃ makhaiścitrairanekairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ | dānāni ca vicitrāṇi yeṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate
«J’ai accompli de nombreux sacrifices splendides, chacun avec une dakṣiṇā abondante; et j’ai fait des dons variés, si nombreux qu’on ne peut en compter le nombre.»
King (implied first-person voice continuing the narrative)
Scene: A king recounts grand sacrifices: fire altars, priests receiving dakṣiṇā, heaps of gifts—cows, gold, cloth—arrayed ceremonially; the tone is declarative, preparing a moral pivot.
FAQs
Ritual worship gains fullness when accompanied by generous giving; dakṣiṇā and dāna are integral to dhārmic sacrifice.
No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya narrative by emphasizing merit-making acts.
Performance of multiple yajñas (makhas) with abundant dakṣiṇā, along with extensive charitable donations (dāna).