Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजा तुलादानं चकार ह । दीयमाने तदा दाने चातुर्विद्या बभाषिरे
etacchrutvā tato rājā tulādānaṃ cakāra ha | dīyamāne tadā dāne cāturvidyā babhāṣire
Setelah mendengar demikian, raja pun melaksanakan tulādāna, iaitu sedekah dengan penimbangan. Dan ketika dana itu sedang diberikan, para ācārya yang menguasai empat ilmu suci pun bersabda.
Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)
Scene: A grand tulā (balance scale) is set; the king is weighed against gold/grain; brāhmaṇas chant; gifts are distributed as the scale steadies.
FAQs
When justice is sought and charity is offered with sincerity, dharma is strengthened and social harmony is restored.
A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it continues the Dharmāraṇya narrative sequence.
Tulādāna—making a donation by weighing (traditionally weighing oneself or valuables and donating an equivalent).