Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
पुराणज्ञस्य यच्छंति ये सूत्रवसनं नवम् । भोगिनो ज्ञानसंपन्नास्ते भवंति भवेभवे
purāṇajñasya yacchaṃti ye sūtravasanaṃ navam | bhogino jñānasaṃpannāste bhavaṃti bhavebhave
អ្នកណាដែលប្រគេនសម្លៀកបំពាក់ថ្មី (ក្រណាត់ថ្មី) ដល់អ្នកដឹងពុរាណៈ នឹងក្លាយជាអ្នកសម្បូរបែប រីករាយនឹងសុខភោគ និងពេញដោយចំណេះដឹង ក្នុងភពជាតិហើយភពជាតិទៀត។
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A devotee presents a neatly folded new white cloth to a paurāṇika; the teacher touches it in acceptance and blesses. Behind them, symbolic motifs of Lakṣmī (prosperity) and a lamp/book (knowledge) indicate the twofold fruit across births.
FAQs
Offering necessities to sacred teachers supports dharma and returns as prosperity and wisdom across lifetimes.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on dāna to the Purāṇa-knower.
Vastra-dāna: giving a new garment/cloth to the Purāṇa reciter/knower.