Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 124
ददाति च त्रयोदश्यां भक्त्या परमयाङ्गना । यस्यां यस्यां मृता जायेद्भूयो योन्यां तु जन्मनि
dadāti ca trayodaśyāṃ bhaktyā paramayāṅganā | yasyāṃ yasyāṃ mṛtā jāyedbhūyo yonyāṃ tu janmani
A mulher devota deve fazer caridade no décimo terceiro dia lunar, com fé suprema. No ventre em que morrer, nesse mesmo ventre torna a nascer numa existência posterior.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; likely within the Revā-khaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: On Trayodaśī, a devoted woman performs dāna with folded hands before a small altar; a subtle narrative device shows the wheel of births—her soul moving from one womb to another—indicating karmic continuity.
FAQs
Devotional charity performed on an auspicious tithi is presented as spiritually potent and destiny-shaping across births.
The setting is the Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya within the Āvantya Khaṇḍa, emphasizing dharma in the Revā region rather than naming a single tirtha in this verse.
Dāna (charitable giving) on Trayodaśī (the 13th lunar day) with supreme devotion.