Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
विष्णुभक्तिरतैश्चैव वेदमन्त्रविपाठकैः । सततं दानशीलैश्च दीनार्तजनवत्सलैः
viṣṇubhaktirataiścaiva vedamantravipāṭhakaiḥ | satataṃ dānaśīlaiśca dīnārtajanavatsalaiḥ
ते विष्णुभक्तीत रत राहावेत, वेदमंत्रांचे पठण करावे, सदैव दानशील असावे आणि दीन-दुःखी जनांवर वात्सल्य ठेवावे.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A pilgrim-householder offers tulasī and lamp to Viṣṇu, recites from a manuscript, then distributes food and cloth to the poor and tends to an afflicted traveler near a dharmaśālā.
FAQs
Bhakti and mantra-practice must express themselves as generosity and compassion toward suffering beings.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes virtues promoted within the Tīrthamāhātmya section.
Vedic mantra recitation, devotion to Viṣṇu, and continual charity—especially to the needy and afflicted.