Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
कारयत्यर्थजातैश्च परकीयस्वकीयजैः । एवमर्थश्च बहुधा संजातो धर्मदर्शिनः
kārayatyarthajātaiśca parakīyasvakīyajaiḥ | evamarthaśca bahudhā saṃjāto dharmadarśinaḥ
परकीय व स्वकीय अशा दोन्ही प्रकारे मिळालेल्या धनाने तो अनेक कार्ये करवित असे. अशा रीतीने धर्मदर्शी त्या पुरुषास विविध प्रकारची संपत्ती प्राप्त झाली.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: The dharma-seeing householder commissioning works: artisans building a well/ghāṭa or renovating a shrine; the patron stands modestly, offering payment and prayers.
FAQs
Wealth is meaningful when directed into constructive deeds, guided by dharma-vision (dharma-darśin).
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the lead-up typical of māhātmya storytelling.
No explicit rite; it implies dharmic spending—commissioning beneficial works.