Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 110
तत्र तृप्ताः सुसंतुष्टाः क्रीडन्ते यमसादने । अत्र यद्दीयते दानमपि वालाग्रमात्रकम्
tatra tṛptāḥ susaṃtuṣṭāḥ krīḍante yamasādane | atra yaddīyate dānamapi vālāgramātrakam
അവിടെ തൃപ്തരായി അത്യന്തം സന്തുഷ്ടരായി അവർ യമസദനത്തിൽ ക്രീഡിക്കുന്നു; ഇവിടെ നൽകുന്ന ദാനം—മുടിയുടെ അഗ്രമാത്രമായാലും—വ്യർത്ഥമാകുന്നില്ല।
Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Joyful, satisfied souls ‘sporting’ within a dignified precinct of Yama’s abode—gardens and pavilions—while a subtle inset shows a tiny act of charity on earth, emphasized as ‘hair-tip’ small yet radiant.
FAQs
No sincere gift is too small; even minimal dāna accrues merit and yields joy beyond death.
The ongoing context is Śuklatīrtha in Revākhaṇḍa, where charitable acts are portrayed as especially meaningful.
The verse encourages dāna in any measure, emphasizing that even tiny offerings are spiritually effective.