Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
सत्यवान्रंतिदेवस्य शिष्यो दानगुणैः समः । ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च शिबिरौशीनरो यथा
satyavānraṃtidevasya śiṣyo dānaguṇaiḥ samaḥ | brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca śibirauśīnaro yathā
सत्यवान् रंतिदेवाचा शिष्य असून दानगुणांत त्याच्यासमान आहे। तो ब्राह्मणनिष्ठ व सत्यवक्ता आहे—उशीनरपुत्र शिबीसारखा।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Primary interlocutor not specified in excerpt)
Scene: A noble prince stands respectfully before sages/brāhmaṇas, offering gifts; behind him a subtle vision of Rantideva as guru; the aura is dignified and devotional.
FAQs
True nobility is measured by charity, truthfulness, and reverence for Dharma and Brahmins.
The broader frame is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose Māhātmya narrates Dharma-filled exemplars.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse extols dāna (charitable giving) and satya (truth).