Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
दानधर्मप्रवृत्तानां धर्ममार्गा नुयायिनाम् । प्रोत्साहं वर्धयेद्यस्तु न प्रेतो जायते नरः
dānadharmapravṛttānāṃ dharmamārgā nuyāyinām | protsāhaṃ vardhayedyastu na preto jāyate naraḥ
Aquele que aumenta o zelo e o encorajamento dos que se dedicam à dána e ao dharma, e dos que seguem o caminho da retidão—tal homem não nasce como preta.
Māṃsāda
Type: kshetra
Scene: A community scene: donors distribute gifts while a respected elder encourages them, placing a supportive hand on a giver’s shoulder; nearby, a scribe records offerings and the poor receive with gratitude—emphasis on moral encouragement.
FAQs
Not only doing good, but strengthening goodness in others is praised as a powerful dharmic contribution.
No specific site is named; the focus is on community dharma that sustains tīrtha-centered religious life.
A social-ethical prescription: actively encourage and support practitioners of dāna and dharma.