Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 191
इन्द्रादयोऽपि ये देवा यज्ञैराप्याययंति ते । न यजंति द्विजा यज्ञान्भिक्षादानेन तुष्यसि
indrādayo'pi ye devā yajñairāpyāyayaṃti te | na yajaṃti dvijā yajñānbhikṣādānena tuṣyasi
Bahkan Indra dan para dewa yang lain pun dipelihara oleh korban suci; namun Engkau tidak mengingini korban yang dilakukan oleh kaum dwija—sebaliknya Engkau berkenan pada pemberian sedekah (dāna).
Viṣṇu (continuing the address to Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A contrast tableau: Vedic altar with priests and offerings in the background; in the foreground, a pilgrim offers food/alms to a mendicant and the poor near a temple gate, while Śiva’s presence is subtly indicated as approving.
FAQs
Śiva is portrayed as readily pleased by compassion and charity; inner dharma expressed as dāna can surpass formal ritual in devotional value.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
Bhikṣā-dāna—giving alms/charity—as a Śaiva-pleasing practice; yajña is mentioned by contrast.