Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
धनाढ्यो रूपवान्दक्षो दाता भवति धार्मिकः । चतुर्वेदेषु यत्पुण्यं सत्यवादिषु यत्फलम्
dhanāḍhyo rūpavāndakṣo dātā bhavati dhārmikaḥ | caturvedeṣu yatpuṇyaṃ satyavādiṣu yatphalam
Dia menjadi berharta, berwajah tampan, cekap, pemurah dalam sedekah, serta berpegang pada dharma. Apa jua kebajikan dalam keempat-empat Veda, dan apa jua hasil bagi para penutur kebenaran—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration)
FAQs
True merit expresses itself as virtue—truthfulness, generosity, and competence—along with auspicious worldly well-being.
The ongoing Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha context; this verse prepares a comparison between tīrtha-abhiṣeka and the highest Vedic/ethical merits.
No separate prescription in this half-verse; it enumerates the qualities and merits said to arise from the tīrtha’s observance.