Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99
श्रद्धया प्रतिगृह्णाति श्रद्धया यः प्रयच्छति । स्वर्गिणौ तावुभौ स्यातां पततोऽश्रद्रया त्वधः
śraddhayā pratigṛhṇāti śraddhayā yaḥ prayacchati | svargiṇau tāvubhau syātāṃ patato'śradrayā tvadhaḥ
ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നവനും, ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും—ഇരുവരും സ്വർഗ്ഗഗതരാകും; എന്നാൽ അശ്രദ്ധയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അവർ അധോഗതിയിലേക്കു വീഴും.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: Two figures—donor and recipient—mirror each other with folded hands and serene faces; a subtle upward path/light indicates svarga for both; a shadowy downward slope symbolizes the fall caused by lack of faith.
FAQs
Śraddhā sanctifies both sides of dāna—giver and receiver—making the act spiritually elevating.
No site is named; the verse is a universal dharma principle applicable at all tīrthas.
The prescription is internal: give and accept with śraddhā; avoid aśraddhā.