Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
आयुर्यशः सुखं प्रज्ञा धर्मो धान्यं धनं जयः । संतानं वर्द्धते नित्यं भूमिदः सुखमश्मुते
āyuryaśaḥ sukhaṃ prajñā dharmo dhānyaṃ dhanaṃ jayaḥ | saṃtānaṃ varddhate nityaṃ bhūmidaḥ sukhamaśmute
ഭൂമിദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ആയുസ്സ്, യശസ്, സുഖം, പ്രജ്ഞ, ധർമ്മം, ധാന്യം, ധനം, ജയം എന്നിവ നിത്യമായി വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നു; സന്തതിയും എപ്പോഴും സമൃദ്ധിയിലാകും. ഭൂമിദാതാവ് തീർച്ചയായും ക്ഷേമം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A donor respectfully offers a deeded plot/field (symbolized by a clod of earth, water-pot, and copperplate) to a learned brāhmaṇa before a sacred fire; attendants carry grain sheaves and a victory banner; family stands behind, signifying progeny and continuity.
FAQs
Bhūmi-dāna (gifting land) is praised as a supreme charity that nourishes both worldly welfare and dharmic merit.
This verse is a general dharma-teaching within the Dharmāraṇya section; it does not name a specific tīrtha in this snippet.
The prescription is dāna—specifically bhūmi-dāna (donation of land), presented as a cause of prosperity and lasting merit.