Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
उपजीवन्निमान्यश्च पुण्यं कोऽपि चरेन्नरः । षष्ठमंशं स लभते यावद्यो विसृजेद्द्विजः
upajīvannimānyaśca puṇyaṃ ko'pi carennaraḥ | ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ sa labhate yāvadyo visṛjeddvijaḥ
ഇവയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ജീവിക്കുന്നവനും കുറെ പുണ്യം നേടുന്നു; ഹേ ദ്വിജാ! ദാതാവ് ദാനം പിൻവലിക്കാത്തിടത്തോളം അവന് പുണ്യത്തിന്റെ ആറിലൊന്ന് ലഭിക്കും।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Listener: dvija/brāhmaṇa
Scene: A caretaker draws water from an endowed well and distributes it to travelers; a scribe reads a grant; the donor’s name is inscribed; the merit is shown as a subtle ‘stream’ linking donor, beneficiaries, and ancestors.
FAQs
Public endowments generate ongoing merit; even beneficiaries partake in a portion of merit through rightful use.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching applies broadly to charitable infrastructure connected with dharma and pilgrimage.
Maintain and honor grants/endowments properly; rightful use and non-revocation are implied ethical conditions for accruing merit.