Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
षंडगानीति चोक्तानि द्वौ च पाकावतः श्रृणु । द्वौ पाकौ दानजौ प्राहुः परत्राथ त्विहोच्यते
ṣaṃḍagānīti coktāni dvau ca pākāvataḥ śrṛṇu | dvau pākau dānajau prāhuḥ paratrātha tvihocyate
Sa gayon, naipahayag na ang “anim na sangkap”; ngayon pakinggan ang tungkol sa “dalawang paghinog” (bunga). Ipinahahayag ng mga rishi na ang banal na pagkakaloob (dāna) ay may dalawang paghinog—isa sa kabilang daigdig, at isa rito mismo.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A symbolic split-scene: on one side, the donor gains social harmony and inner serenity (iha-pāka); on the other, a luminous path or celestial realm indicates paratra-pāka; a sage points to the doctrine of two ripenings.
FAQs
Charity bears fruit in two domains—immediate benefit in this life and enduring merit in the next.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is doctrinal: the fruits of dāna.
None specific; it introduces a classification of dāna-results (pāka) as ‘here’ and ‘hereafter’.