Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
तस्माच्छ्रोत्रिय एवार्हो गुणवाञ्छीलवाञ्छुचिः । अव्यंगस्तत्र निर्दोषः पात्राणां परमं स्मृतम्
tasmācchrotriya evārho guṇavāñchīlavāñchuciḥ | avyaṃgastatra nirdoṣaḥ pātrāṇāṃ paramaṃ smṛtam
Ainsi, le śrotriya seul est vraiment digne—vertueux, de conduite droite et pur; sans défaut et irréprochable—il est tenu pour le plus haut des récipiendaires.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa respectfully offers a gift to a serene śrotriya brāhmaṇa—clean garments, sacred thread, calm gaze—while the sea-breeze and temple silhouette suggest Somnātha’s sacred precinct.
FAQs
Charity attains its fullest merit when offered to a recipient who is learned, disciplined, pure, and morally blameless.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya underscores that the kṣetra’s gifts should be aligned with the highest standards of pātratā.
Prefer giving to a śrotriya—one established in Vedic learning and exemplary conduct.