Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
तस्य तुष्टो महादेवो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षिभिः सह । सखित्वं चेश्वरो दत्त्वा धनदत्वं जगाम ह
tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo brahmā brahmarṣibhiḥ saha | sakhitvaṃ ceśvaro dattvā dhanadatvaṃ jagāma ha
അവനിൽ പ്രസന്നനായ മഹാദേവനും, ബ്രഹ്മർഷികളോടുകൂടിയ ബ്രഹ്മാവും, ഈശ്വരസഖ്യം ദാനം ചെയ്തു; അവൻ ‘ധനദ’—ധനാധിപതി—പദം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Śiva (Mahādeva) and Brahmā with brahmarṣis in a celestial court bestowing a boon; the devotee stands with folded hands, receiving the title ‘Dhanada’ and the intimacy of divine friendship.
FAQs
Austerity and compassion attract divine grace; spiritual merit is shown as the true basis for authority and prosperity.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the fruit of vrata and divine approval.
No new prescription is added here; it states the fruit (phala) of the earlier vow and conduct.
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