Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
यस्तु श्लोकस्य चैवास्य लब्धस्य तपसा मया । करोति सम्यगव्याख्यानं तस्य चैतद्ददाम्यहम्
yastu ślokasya caivāsya labdhasya tapasā mayā | karoti samyagavyākhyānaṃ tasya caitaddadāmyaham
मया तपसा लब्धस्यास्य श्लोकस्य यः सम्यगव्याख्यानं करोति, तस्मै अहं एतत् पारितोषिकं ददामि।
King Dharmavarman
Listener: Nārada
Scene: The king announces a reward, extending a gift—gold, land grant, or jeweled token—toward an assembly of scholars; a scribe records the proclamation; the atmosphere is competitive yet reverent.
FAQs
Right understanding (samyag-vyākhyāna) is honored as essential for dharma; interpretation is treated as a sacred service.
The narrative context remains tied to the sacred confluence, but this verse foregrounds the king’s dharmic patronage.
No direct rite; the verse institutes a dharmic ‘call for commentary’ to preserve correct teaching on dāna.