Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75
दक्षिणायां तु सर्वत्र बहुदेयं तथास्तु नः । एवमस्त्विति तैर्वाच्यं मूर्ध्ना ग्राह्यं च तेन तत्
dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu sarvatra bahudeyaṃ tathāstu naḥ | evamastviti tairvācyaṃ mūrdhnā grāhyaṃ ca tena tat
दक्षिणेच्या बाबतीत सर्वत्र उदारपणे भरपूर द्यावे—आमच्याही बाबतीत तसेच होवो। ऋत्विजांनी ‘एवमस्तु’ असे म्हणावे, आणि दात्याने मस्तक नमवून ती संमती स्वीकारावी।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor offers dakṣiṇā to officiants seated near a ritual fire/altar; the priests respond ‘evam astu’ with raised blessing-hand; the donor bows, touching head in reverence.
FAQs
Charity completes ritual: generosity (dakṣiṇā) and humility together seal the rite’s auspicious fruit.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where śrāddha is framed as complete only with proper dakṣiṇā and blessing-exchange.
Give ample dakṣiṇā; the Brāhmaṇas respond “evam astu,” and the patron receives it respectfully with bowed head.