Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
आसनार्थं प्रयच्छंति पुराणज्ञस्य ये नराः । कम्बलाजिनवासांसि मञ्चं फलकमेव च
āsanārthaṃ prayacchaṃti purāṇajñasya ye narāḥ | kambalājinavāsāṃsi mañcaṃ phalakameva ca
जे लोक पुराणज्ञासाठी आसन देतात—कंबळ, मृगचर्म, वस्त्रे, खाट किंवा लाकडी फळकूटही—ते महान पुण्य मिळवितात।
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: Devotees approach a seated paurāṇika and offer a folded blanket, ajina (deerskin), fresh garments, and a small cot/wooden plank; the teacher blesses them; the audience watches in reverent silence.
FAQs
Supporting sacred teaching through practical hospitality is itself a powerful dharmic act.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse praises service to Purāṇa-kathā wherever it is conducted.
Dāna and sevā: giving āsana and related items to the Purāṇa-knower/reciter.