Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128
इदं दानं सदा देयमात्मनो हित मिच्छता । श्राद्धे चैव विशेषेण यदीच्छेत्सात्त्विकं फलम्
idaṃ dānaṃ sadā deyamātmano hita micchatā | śrāddhe caiva viśeṣeṇa yadīcchetsāttvikaṃ phalam
ଯେ ନିଜର ସତ୍ୟ ହିତ ଚାହେ, ସେ ଏହି ଦାନ ସଦା ଦେବା ଉଚିତ—ବିଶେଷକରି ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧକାଳରେ—ଯଦି ସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ ଫଳ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composed giver offers simple, clean gifts (food, cloth, sesame) to a worthy brāhmaṇa during śrāddha; no crowd, no garlands of honor; pitṛs appear serene and satisfied; the atmosphere is pure and luminous.
FAQs
Regular charity—especially connected to śrāddha—should be done for inner good, producing sāttvic spiritual benefit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the sacred context in which these dharma-instructions are praised.
Give the prescribed dāna always, and particularly during śrāddha, to obtain sāttvic fruit.
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