Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
तस्मात्पुत्रोऽसि चेन्मह्यं त्वं सत्यं परिरक्षसि । तन्मन्नाम्ना प्रयच्छोच्चैः सस्यानि सलिलानि च
tasmātputro'si cenmahyaṃ tvaṃ satyaṃ parirakṣasi | tanmannāmnā prayacchoccaiḥ sasyāni salilāni ca
Ainsi, si tu es vraiment mon fils et si tu sauvegardes la vérité, alors, en mon nom, donne avec largesse—des grains/de la nourriture et de l’eau.
Satyasena’s father (message conveyed via Nārada; deduced from continuation of father’s request and later acts done ‘for the father’)
Listener: Satyasena (the son-king)
Scene: The son-king, solemnly affirming truth, orders abundant distribution of grain and water in his father’s name—granaries opened, water pots lined, travelers and the poor receiving—while a subtle celestial overlay hints the father’s relief.
FAQs
Truthfulness is validated through compassionate action—especially charity that relieves hunger and thirst for beings beyond one’s sight.
No single site is named here; the verse expresses a Māhātmya-style dharma: dāna, especially water-giving, aligned with tīrtha merit.
Dāna in the father’s name: giving grains/food (sasya) and water (salila), i.e., anna-dāna and jala-dāna.