Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
धिग्वादैर्निन्दितः सर्वैस्तैर्जनैर्भूषितः पुनः । राज्ञा च ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भूषणाच्छादनाशनैः
dhigvādairninditaḥ sarvaistairjanairbhūṣitaḥ punaḥ | rājñā ca brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bhūṣaṇācchādanāśanaiḥ
اگرچہ اُن لوگوں نے ‘دھِک!’ کی ندامت آمیز صداؤں سے اسے ملامت کیا تھا، پھر بھی اسے دوبارہ عزت دی گئی۔ اور بادشاہ نے بھی تمام برہمنوں کو زیور، لباس اور طعام سے نوازا۔
Narrator (contextual voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tense crowd that had shouted ‘Shame!’ now watches as the same person is re-adorned; the king distributes ornaments, garments, and food to brāhmaṇas, shifting the mood from condemnation to reconciliation.
FAQs
Social condemnation does not end the dharmic requirement to honor the worthy; generosity to brāhmaṇas is presented as a stabilizing, merit-producing act.
No specific tīrtha is named; the Revā Khaṇḍa setting continues in the background.
Giving ornaments, clothing, and food to brāhmaṇas (a form of dāna and hospitality).