Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
वसुसेनोऽपि संप्राप्य स्वर्गं दानप्रभावतः । दिव्यांबरधरो भूत्वा दिव्यरत्नैर्विभूषितः
vasuseno'pi saṃprāpya svargaṃ dānaprabhāvataḥ | divyāṃbaradharo bhūtvā divyaratnairvibhūṣitaḥ
ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งทาน วสุเสนะก็ได้บรรลุสวรรค์ ครองอาภรณ์ทิพย์และประดับด้วยรัตนะทิพย์อันศักดิ์สิทธิ์
Purāṇic narrator (contextual narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Vasusena rises to heaven through the power of gifts, appearing in radiant celestial attire, jeweled and luminous, welcomed into a divine realm.
FAQs
Charity performed with faith has tangible karmic fruit, even granting heavenly attainments.
This verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya framework, but this particular line emphasizes the fruit of dāna rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
Dāna (charitable giving) is highlighted as the efficacious religious act.