Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103
दुर्वाससः समा देशाद्यथोक्तविधिना द्विजाः । यच्छतस्तिलपात्राणि तस्य नित्यं प्रभक्तितः
durvāsasaḥ samā deśādyathoktavidhinā dvijāḥ | yacchatastilapātrāṇi tasya nityaṃ prabhaktitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദുര്വാസൻ പറഞ്ഞ വിധിപ്രകാരം ആ ദേശത്തിലെ ദ്വിജർ അവനു നിത്യം മഹാഭക്തിയോടെ എള്ളുപാത്രങ്ങൾ നൽകി കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു।
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas at the tīrtha distribute or arrange sesame vessels as part of the prescribed rite; the donor participates repeatedly, suggesting a sustained regimen.
FAQs
When dharma is followed as taught by realized sages, communal participation and devotion amplify the purifying effect of ritual charity.
The narrative remains within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha milieu, emphasizing place-based dharma through local performance of prescribed gifts.
Tilapātra-dāna performed “yathokta-vidhi”—in the exact manner taught by Durvāsā—regularly and devotionally.