Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ततस्तस्य प्रभावेण स दानस्य महीपतिः । संजातो धनदोनाम यक्षो नानाधनप्रदः
tatastasya prabhāveṇa sa dānasya mahīpatiḥ | saṃjāto dhanadonāma yakṣo nānādhanapradaḥ
Alors, par la puissance de ce tīrtha et de cette charité, ce seigneur de la terre naquit comme un Yakṣa nommé Dhanada, dispensateur de richesses de toutes sortes.
Pulastya (implied)
Tirtha: Arbuda tīrtha (as causal locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A transition scene: the king’s charitable act radiates as spiritual light, transforming into the birth of a Yakṣa named Dhanada, adorned with jewels, holding a treasure-vessel, distributing wealth.
FAQs
Charity performed with tīrtha-faith yields powerful karmic results, including prosperity and elevated states of existence.
Kanakhala-tīrtha, whose prabhāva is said to transform the giver’s destiny.
The verse implies the efficacy of dāna (charitable giving), especially when empowered by a sacred place.