Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
यतीनां ये प्रयच्छंति कौपीनाच्छादनादिकम् । वसतां द्वारकामध्ये यथाशक्त्या तु भोजनम् । शृणु पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन हि दैत्यज
yatīnāṃ ye prayacchaṃti kaupīnācchādanādikam | vasatāṃ dvārakāmadhye yathāśaktyā tu bhojanam | śṛṇu puṇyaṃ pravakṣyāmi samāsena hi daityaja
Ceux qui donnent aux ascètes le pagne, les couvertures et autres choses, et qui, selon leurs moyens, offrent la nourriture à ceux qui demeurent au cœur de Dvārakā—écoute, ô fils des Daitya : je dirai en bref leur mérite.
Skanda (deduced; addressing a Daitya-born listener per “daityaja”)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: daityaja (son/descendant of a Daitya)
Scene: A donor offers a simple kaupinam and a shawl to a mendicant in Dvārakā’s streets; another serves a modest meal; the speaker gestures as if beginning a concise exposition of merit.
FAQs
Even simple, capacity-based charity to the holy-minded becomes great merit when done in Dvārakā.
Dvārakā, as the setting where gifts to ascetics are especially praised.
Donate clothing (kaupīna, coverings) and provide meals to resident ascetics in Dvārakā according to means.