Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
अशक्त्या चाथ पाठस्य यो गृह्णाति धनेन च । स विशेषाद्भवेद्विप्रो वेदवेदांगपारगः
aśaktyā cātha pāṭhasya yo gṛhṇāti dhanena ca | sa viśeṣādbhavedvipro vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ
Et si quelqu’un, incapable de réciter, l’accomplit par un soutien matériel, lui aussi—tout particulièrement—devient un brāhmaṇa passé maître des Veda et des Vedāṅga.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A householder offers coins and provisions to learned reciters at a shrine; the recitation continues while the donor bows, indicating participation through support rather than voice.
FAQs
When personal capacity is limited, supporting sacred acts through charity still yields profound merit.
The merit statement is tied to the Gaṇapati worship context within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.
If one cannot recite, one may sponsor/arrange the recitation through financial offering.