Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
तिलानां तंडुलानां च धान्यानां पयसां तथा । वस्त्राणां भूषणानां च माषाणामोदनस्य च
tilānāṃ taṃḍulānāṃ ca dhānyānāṃ payasāṃ tathā | vastrāṇāṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ ca māṣāṇāmodanasya ca
तीळ, तांदूळ, विविध धान्य व दूध; वस्त्रे व भूषणे; तसेच उडीद आणि शिजवलेले अन्न—यांचेही दान करावे.
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donation pavilion near the shore: baskets of sesame and rice, sacks of grain, pots of milk, folded cloth, small ornaments, and plates of cooked food being distributed to pilgrims and the needy.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma values practical generosity—offering everyday essentials as sacred charity at a tīrtha.
The dāna-context continues the Dhanuṣkoṭi/Rāmasetu tīrtha glorification in this adhyāya.
Dāna of specific items: sesame, rice, grains, milk, clothes, ornaments, black-gram, and cooked food.
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