Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
ततोऽसौ प्रददौ तस्मै गृह्ण मे कुण्डले द्विज । उवाच यत्नमास्थाय नीयतां द्विजसत्तम
tato'sau pradadau tasmai gṛhṇa me kuṇḍale dvija | uvāca yatnamāsthāya nīyatāṃ dvijasattama
అప్పుడు ఆమె అతనికి కుండలాలను ఇచ్చి చెప్పింది— “హే ద్విజా, నా కుండలాలను గ్రహించు. హే ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా, జాగ్రత్తగా వీటిని తీసుకుపో.”
Madayantī (reported within Vasiṣṭha’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble woman solemnly hands over a pair of shining earrings to a venerable brāhmaṇa, instructing him to carry them away carefully; attendants and a palace threshold suggest urgency and secrecy.
FAQs
When a gift supports dharma, it should be given responsibly—and the receiver must safeguard it with diligence for the sacred purpose.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the Arbuda-khaṇḍa account.
No formal ritual is stated; the verse implies dharmic dāna (rightful giving) and careful custody.