Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
अहन्यहनि याचंतमहं मन्ये गुरुं यथा । मार्जनं दर्पणस्येव यः करोति दिनेदिने
ahanyahani yācaṃtamahaṃ manye guruṃ yathā | mārjanaṃ darpaṇasyeva yaḥ karoti dinedine
ദിവസംതോറും യാചിക്കുന്നവനെ ഞാൻ ഗുരുവെന്നു കരുതുന്നു; അവൻ ദിനംപ്രതി ദർപ്പണം മിനുക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, ദിനംദിനം ആത്മശുദ്ധി വരുത്തുന്നു।
Sārasvata (contextual continuation)
Scene: A householder at his doorway offers alms to a humble beggar; behind them a polished mirror gleams, symbolizing inner cleansing; the beggar’s face is serene, teacher-like.
FAQs
Those who ask for help become instruments of one’s purification, training the giver in humility and regular generosity.
No site is mentioned; the verse highlights inner tīrtha—purification through dāna.
It suggests habitual daily giving (regular dāna) as a practice of ongoing self-cleansing.