Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
ततस्तस्य प्रभावेण स दानस्य महीपतिः । संजातो धनदोनाम यक्षो नानाधनप्रदः
tatastasya prabhāveṇa sa dānasya mahīpatiḥ | saṃjāto dhanadonāma yakṣo nānādhanapradaḥ
Kemudian, oleh daya (tīrtha itu) dan kekuatan dana itu, sang penguasa bumi terlahir sebagai Yakṣa bernama Dhanada, pemberi aneka ragam kekayaan.
Pulastya (implied)
Tirtha: Arbuda tīrtha (as causal locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A transition scene: the king’s charitable act radiates as spiritual light, transforming into the birth of a Yakṣa named Dhanada, adorned with jewels, holding a treasure-vessel, distributing wealth.
FAQs
Charity performed with tīrtha-faith yields powerful karmic results, including prosperity and elevated states of existence.
Kanakhala-tīrtha, whose prabhāva is said to transform the giver’s destiny.
The verse implies the efficacy of dāna (charitable giving), especially when empowered by a sacred place.