Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
यथोक्तां दक्षिणां दद्याद्विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति । विशेषतः प्रदातव्यं सुवर्णं विप्रसत्तमाः
yathoktāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādviṣṇurme prīyatāmiti | viśeṣataḥ pradātavyaṃ suvarṇaṃ viprasattamāḥ
Hendaknya ia memberikan dakṣiṇā sebagaimana ditetapkan, seraya berkata, “Semoga Viṣṇu berkenan kepadaku.” Wahai brāhmaṇa yang utama, terutama emas patut diberikan sebagai dāna yang istimewa.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After śrāddha, the yajamāna offers dakṣiṇā to learned brāhmaṇas, holding a small gold piece in a cloth, uttering ‘Viṣṇur me prīyatām’.
FAQs
Charity seals ritual with ethical giving—dāna offered for Viṣṇu’s pleasure completes the tīrtha act.
The Dvārakā tīrtha context where post-rite dakṣiṇā and dāna are emphasized.
Give dakṣiṇā as enjoined, with the sankalpa “May Viṣṇu be pleased,” and especially donate gold.