Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
औषधं चान्नपानीयं पादुके कंबलं तथा । वासांस्युपानहौ चैव वित्तं च विभवे सति । वर्जयेत्संकरं विद्वान्यूथालापांस्तथैव च
auṣadhaṃ cānnapānīyaṃ pāduke kaṃbalaṃ tathā | vāsāṃsyupānahau caiva vittaṃ ca vibhave sati | varjayetsaṃkaraṃ vidvānyūthālāpāṃstathaiva ca
Qu’on donne des remèdes, nourriture et boisson, sandales et couvertures, vêtements et chaussures, ainsi que de l’argent—selon ses moyens. Le sage doit éviter la confusion et le mélange désordonné, et fuir aussi les bavardages vains dans la foule.
Nārada (instructing sages/pilgrims; speaker attribution from immediate narrative context of Adhyāya 30)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (yātrā-mārga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined relief distribution to pilgrims: medicine and water offered, blankets and sandals stacked neatly; a wise elder gestures for silence and order, preventing crowd-chaos.
FAQs
Pilgrimage should be supported by compassionate giving and disciplined conduct, not by careless social behavior.
Dvārakā, with emphasis on the dharma of those traveling the Dvārakā pilgrimage route.
Dāna of medicine, food, water, clothing, blankets, footwear, and money—done in proportion to one’s means; also a conduct-rule to avoid disorder and idle crowd-chatter.