Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 21
स्वर्णादिकं च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । शुभां गतिमवाप्नोति अग्निवच्चैव दीप्यते
svarṇādikaṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage | śubhāṃ gatimavāpnoti agnivaccaiva dīpyate
जो वेदपारंगत ब्राह्मणाला सुवर्ण इत्यादी दान देतो, तो शुभ गती प्राप्त करतो आणि अग्नीप्रमाणे तेजस्वी होतो.
Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)
Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama (context)
Type: sangam
Scene: A pilgrim offers gold to a serene Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa seated on a kusa mat near the riverbank; a subtle flame-like aura surrounds the donor, symbolizing ‘agnivat dīpyate’.
FAQs
Charity offered to the learned and worthy purifies the giver and leads to auspicious spiritual progress.
The broader Ayodhyā tīrtha-context; this verse emphasizes dāna as part of pilgrimage merit.
Dāna—giving gold/valuables to a Veda-master Brāhmaṇa.