Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
देशे काले च पात्रे च शुद्धेन मनसा तथा । न्यायार्जितं च यो दद्याद्यौवने स तदश्नुते
deśe kāle ca pātre ca śuddhena manasā tathā | nyāyārjitaṃ ca yo dadyādyauvane sa tadaśnute
អ្នកណាដែលបរិច្ចាគដោយចិត្តបរិសុទ្ធ នៅទីកន្លែងត្រឹមត្រូវ ពេលវេលាត្រឹមត្រូវ ដល់អ្នកទទួលសមគួរ ហើយពីទ្រព្យដែលរកបានដោយយុត្តិធម៌—អ្នកនោះរីករាយផលនៃទាននោះនៅវ័យក្មេង។
Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa reporting a teaching)
FAQs
Right giving requires purity of mind, right context, worthy recipients, and honestly earned resources—then merit ripens swiftly.
The verse is part of Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, reinforcing that pilgrimage merit is strengthened by dharmic generosity.
The classic rule of deśa–kāla–pātra with śuddha-manas and nyāyārjita dravya for effective dāna.