Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 111
उद्दिश्य चाग्निजं देवं ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । तस्याः पुत्रो यथा स्कन्दो देवसङ्घेषु चोत्तमः
uddiśya cāgnijaṃ devaṃ brāhmaṇe vedapārage | tasyāḥ putro yathā skando devasaṅgheṣu cottamaḥ
അഗ്നിജ ദേവൻ (സ്കന്ദൻ)നെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച്, വേദപാരംഗതനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ, അവളുടെ പുത്രൻ സ്കന്ദനെപ്പോലെ ദേവസംഘങ്ങളിൽ ഉത്തമനാകും.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers a gift to a Veda-master brāhmaṇa with Skanda invoked as Agni-born; Skanda appears as youthful commander with spear, radiant, surrounded by devas’ hosts, symbolizing the ‘excellent son’ boon.
FAQs
When charity is offered with sacred intention and to a worthy recipient, its merit is said to uplift one’s lineage and offspring.
No single site is specified; the verse is a dharma-phala teaching within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.
Make a gift to a Veda-master Brāhmaṇa while dedicating it to the Agnija deity (Skanda), seeking noble progeny.