Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
ब्रह्मदत्तश्च पांचाल्यो राजा बुद्धिमतां वरः । निधिं शंखं द्विजाग्र्येभ्यो दत्त्वा स्वर्गमवाप्तवान्
brahmadattaśca pāṃcālyo rājā buddhimatāṃ varaḥ | nidhiṃ śaṃkhaṃ dvijāgryebhyo dattvā svargamavāptavān
पांचाल देश के राजा ब्रह्मदत्त, जो बुद्धिमानों में श्रेष्ठ थे, द्विजश्रेष्ठों को ‘शंख’ नामक निधि दान देकर स्वर्ग को प्राप्त हुए।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A wise Pāñcāla king, Brahmadatta, offers a conch-named treasure (Śaṅkha-nidhi) to venerable brāhmaṇas; the gift is sanctified by Śaiva devotion, with a subtle aura of ascent to svarga.
FAQs
Wealth becomes spiritually fruitful when offered in charity to worthy recipients, yielding higher worlds.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is the fruit of dāna itself.
Donation of valuable treasure (nidhi-dāna) to dvijas/Brāhmaṇas.