Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
विधिना च प्रदद्याद्यो विधिना यस्तु गृह्णते । तावुभौ पुण्यकर्माणौ प्रेक्षकः पुण्यभाजनम्
vidhinā ca pradadyādyo vidhinā yastu gṛhṇate | tāvubhau puṇyakarmāṇau prekṣakaḥ puṇyabhājanam
വിധിപൂർവം ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും, വിധിപൂർവം സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നവനും—ഇരുവരും പുണ്യകർമ്മികൾ; കാണുന്നവനും പുണ്യപാത്രമാകുന്നു.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formal dāna ceremony: giver offers with ritual gestures; receiver accepts with prescribed mantras; a small group of onlookers stands respectfully, gaining merit.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened when giving and receiving are done with correct intention and proper ritual order; righteousness radiates merit even to witnesses.
The broader setting is Revā-tīrtha tradition (Narmadā region) where acts done ‘by vidhi’ are celebrated as especially fruitful.
Dāna performed and accepted ‘vidhinā’—in accordance with prescribed rules and decorum.