Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94
सौवर्णे घृतसंयुक्तं दीपं दद्याद्द्विजातये । पश्चात्संभोजयेद्विप्रान् स्वयं चैव विमत्सरः
sauvarṇe ghṛtasaṃyuktaṃ dīpaṃ dadyāddvijātaye | paścātsaṃbhojayedviprān svayaṃ caiva vimatsaraḥ
Hendaklah didermakan sebuah pelita berisi ghee dalam bekas emas kepada penerima yang dwija. Sesudah itu, bebas daripada hasad, hendaklah menjamu para brāhmaṇa, dan turut makan sendiri dengan hati yang tawaduk.
Unspecified (instructional passage within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee presents a golden lamp filled with ghee to a learned dvija; nearby, a line of brāhmaṇas is served food on leaf plates; the donor sits modestly, hands folded, waiting to eat last.
FAQs
Charity offered with purity of intention—especially light (dīpa) and food—becomes a powerful vehicle of merit.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha context of Revā Khaṇḍa, where such dāna is prescribed.
Dīpa-dāna (ghee lamp in a golden vessel) and vipra-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas), done without envy.