Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
आसीमांतं विसृज्यैतान्ब्राह्मणान्नियतेंद्रियः । दीनांधकृपणेभ्यश्च दानं दद्यात्स्वशक्तितः
āsīmāṃtaṃ visṛjyaitānbrāhmaṇānniyateṃdriyaḥ | dīnāṃdhakṛpaṇebhyaśca dānaṃ dadyātsvaśaktitaḥ
Après avoir congédié avec respect ces brahmanes jusqu’à la limite, les sens maîtrisés, qu’il fasse aussi l’aumône, selon ses moyens, aux pauvres, aux aveugles et aux indigents.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-householder walks with brāhmaṇas to the edge of the settlement, hands folded; afterward he turns to distribute alms to a blind person and a destitute family near the road, under a temple banner.
FAQs
True dharma integrates ritual piety with compassion—supporting vulnerable people is part of tīrtha merit.
Dvārakā’s tīrtha framework (Gomatī context), where charity is prescribed alongside pilgrimage rites.
See off the invited brāhmaṇas respectfully and then give dāna to the needy according to one’s means.