Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
दीयमानं हि नापैति भूय एवाभिवर्धते । कूप उत्सिच्यमानो हि भवेच्छुद्धो बहूदकः
dīyamānaṃ hi nāpaiti bhūya evābhivardhate | kūpa utsicyamāno hi bhavecchuddho bahūdakaḥ
दीयमानं न क्षीयते, प्रत्युत भूय एव वर्धते। यथा कूपः सततमुत्सिच्यमानः शुद्धो भवति बहूदकश्च॥
Sārasvata (contextual continuation)
Scene: A pilgrim-householder pours clean water into a stone-lined well beside a sacred path; the water turns crystal-clear as villagers draw it, while a sage instructs that giving increases like replenished water.
FAQs
Charity is not loss but multiplication—dāna increases puṇya and purifies the giver, like a well kept full and clean.
No particular tīrtha; the well image evokes sacred-water symbolism common in Purāṇic dharma.
Encourages repeated/regular giving as a sustaining practice rather than a one-time act.