Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
पुत्रसंज्ञस्य राजर्षेः पौत्रो धर्मैकतत्परः । देयमन्नादि स तदा ह्यर्थिभ्यः श्रद्धयैव यत्
putrasaṃjñasya rājarṣeḥ pautro dharmaikatatparaḥ | deyamannādi sa tadā hyarthibhyaḥ śraddhayaiva yat
അവൻ ‘പുത്രസഞ്ജ്ഞ’ എന്ന രാജർഷിയുടെ പൗത്രനും ധർമ്മത്തിൽ ഏകാഗ്രനുമായിരുന്നു. അന്ന് യാചകരോട് ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ അന്നാദി—ദാനയോഗ്യമുള്ളതെല്ലാം—അർപ്പിച്ചു.
Skanda (deduced: Setukhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A generous king in court distributes food, grain, and necessities to lines of supplicants; his demeanor is humble and faith-filled; brahmins, travelers, and the poor receive without fear.
FAQs
Śraddhā-filled giving—especially food—stands as a central expression of dharma.
The passage shifts to a dharma exemplar (Janāśruti); the broader Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha context remains in the background.
Dāna—particularly annadāna (offering food and necessities) to those who ask.
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