Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112
रजतस्य तथा किञ्चिद्दर्शनं पुण्यदायकम् । कृष्णाजिनस्य सान्निध्यं दर्शनं दानमेव च
rajatasya tathā kiñciddarśanaṃ puṇyadāyakam | kṛṣṇājinasya sānnidhyaṃ darśanaṃ dānameva ca
રજતનું થોડું દર્શન પણ પુણ્યદાયક છે. કૃષ્ણાજિનનું સાન્નિધ્ય, તેનું દર્શન અને તેનું દાન—આ પણ પુણ્યપ્રદ છે।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa beholds a shining silver vessel on the śrāddha altar; nearby, a neatly folded kṛṣṇājina is presented as a gift to a learned priest—emphasizing darśana, sānidhya, and dāna.
FAQs
Dharma values intention and sacred association—certain auspicious substances and gifts are said to amplify puṇya in ancestral rites.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the broader setting where these dharmic merits are taught.
Merit is attributed to seeing silver; proximity/seeing and donating a kṛṣṇājina (black antelope skin) are praised.