Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
वृद्धिं यातु सदा वंशो ज्ञातिवर्गो द्विजोत्तम । एवमुच्चार्य विप्राय दानं देयं स्वशक्तितः
vṛddhiṃ yātu sadā vaṃśo jñātivargo dvijottama | evamuccārya viprāya dānaṃ deyaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
‘ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമാ, ഞങ്ങളുടെ വംശവും ജ്ഞാതിവർഗവും സദാ വർധിക്കട്ടെ.’ എന്ന് ഉച്ചരിച്ച്, ബ്രാഹ്മണന് തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് ദാനം നൽകണം.
Vyāsa (teaching ritual utterance and dāna) [deduced]
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Dvijottama (addressed within the utterance) and Yudhiṣṭhira (instructional addressee in the passage)
Scene: Completion of śrāddha: the yajamāna offers dakṣiṇā (coins/cloth/food) to a seated Brāhmaṇa; the Brāhmaṇa raises a hand in blessing; family members stand respectfully behind; the river and darbha mats remain as ritual backdrop.
FAQs
Ancestral rites are joined with charity and prayer for the well-being and continuity of family and kin.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha tradition where śrāddha and dāna are specially meritorious.
After uttering a blessing, give dāna to the Brāhmaṇa according to one’s means.