Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 21
स्वर्णादिकं च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । शुभां गतिमवाप्नोति अग्निवच्चैव दीप्यते
svarṇādikaṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage | śubhāṃ gatimavāpnoti agnivaccaiva dīpyate
Sinumang magbigay ng ginto at mga katulad nito sa isang Brāhmaṇa na dalubhasa sa mga Veda ay makakamit ang mapalad na kalagayan, at magniningning na parang apoy.
Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya)
Tirtha: Tilodakī–Sarayū Saṅgama (context)
Type: sangam
Scene: A pilgrim offers gold to a serene Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa seated on a kusa mat near the riverbank; a subtle flame-like aura surrounds the donor, symbolizing ‘agnivat dīpyate’.
FAQs
Charity offered to the learned and worthy purifies the giver and leads to auspicious spiritual progress.
The broader Ayodhyā tīrtha-context; this verse emphasizes dāna as part of pilgrimage merit.
Dāna—giving gold/valuables to a Veda-master Brāhmaṇa.