Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74
मया इष्टं मखैश्चित्रैरनेकैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः । दानानि च विचित्राणि येषां संख्या न विद्यते
mayā iṣṭaṃ makhaiścitrairanekairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ | dānāni ca vicitrāṇi yeṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate
मी अनेक सुंदर व विचित्र यज्ञ केले, त्यांत भरपूर दक्षिणा दिली; तसेच नानाविध दाने दिली—ज्यांची संख्या मोजता येत नाही।
King (implied first-person voice continuing the narrative)
Scene: A king recounts grand sacrifices: fire altars, priests receiving dakṣiṇā, heaps of gifts—cows, gold, cloth—arrayed ceremonially; the tone is declarative, preparing a moral pivot.
FAQs
Ritual worship gains fullness when accompanied by generous giving; dakṣiṇā and dāna are integral to dhārmic sacrifice.
No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya narrative by emphasizing merit-making acts.
Performance of multiple yajñas (makhas) with abundant dakṣiṇā, along with extensive charitable donations (dāna).
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