Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
वयं तु सर्वसम्पन्ना भक्तिग्राह्याः सदैव हि । इत्युक्ता सा तदा राज्ञी वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्
vayaṃ tu sarvasampannā bhaktigrāhyāḥ sadaiva hi | ityuktā sā tadā rājñī vedavedāṅgapāragān
“आम्ही तर सर्वसम्पन्न आहोत; आम्हांला सदैव केवळ भक्तीनेच स्वीकारावे।” असे ऐकून राणी तेव्हा वेद-वेदाङ्गपारंगतांकडे वळली।
Nārada (first sentence), then Mārkaṇḍeya narrating the action
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Revākhaṇḍa setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Queen
Scene: Nārada, serene and self-possessed, indicates that he and his kind are already provided for and accept only devotion; the queen turns toward Veda- and Vedāṅga-knowing brāhmaṇas assembled nearby.
FAQs
The highest spiritual exchange is grounded in bhakti; material gifts are secondary, and charity should be directed where it truly serves.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s dharma-narrative framework.
Implicitly: honor sages through devotion (bhakti) and redirect material dāna to appropriate recipients.