Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59
अचलेश्वरसान्निध्ये ददौ सक्तूंस्ततो बहून् । सहिरण्यान्द्विजेन्द्राणां पशुपक्षिमृगेषु च
acaleśvarasānnidhye dadau saktūṃstato bahūn | sahiraṇyāndvijendrāṇāṃ paśupakṣimṛgeṣu ca
En présence d’Acaleśvara, il offrit alors du saktu en abondance—avec de l’or—aux plus éminents brāhmaṇas, et aussi, en don de nourriture, au bétail, aux oiseaux et aux bêtes sauvages.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Acaleśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Before the shrine of Acaleśvara, King Bhīma distributes bowls of saktu with gold to eminent brāhmaṇas, while attendants place food for cattle, birds, and forest animals around the temple precinct and nearby woodland.
FAQs
True dāna expands from social charity to universal compassion—honoring the deity while sustaining all living beings.
Acaleśvara is explicitly glorified; the gifts are offered in his sānnidhya within the Arbuda sacred region.
Saktu-dāna (offering parched flour) and hiraṇya-sahita dāna (charity with gold), including feeding animals and birds.