Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 146
आषाढे मासि निष्पावाः पयो देयं तु श्रावणे । मुद्गा देया नभस्ये तु शालिमाश्वयुजे तथा
āṣāḍhe māsi niṣpāvāḥ payo deyaṃ tu śrāvaṇe | mudgā deyā nabhasye tu śālimāśvayuje tathā
آषاڑھ کے مہینے میں نِشپاوا پھلیاں دان کی جائیں؛ شراون میں دودھ کا دان دیا جائے۔ نَبھسیہ (بھادَرپَد) میں مونگ دی جائے، اور اسی طرح آشوَیُج میں شالی چاول نذر کیے جائیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa vrata regimen (month-wise dāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence of four seasonal donation scenes: beans in early monsoon, milk in Śrāvaṇa, mung in Bhādrapada, and rice in Āśvayuja; recipients include brāhmaṇas and travelers near a river-ghāṭa and temple kitchen.
FAQs
Dāna becomes a seasonal dharma—offerings match the cadence of the year, training generosity as a continuous practice.
These prescriptions belong to the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition, tied to the Narmadā’s sacred corridor of vows and merit.
Month-specific gifts: niṣpāva in Āṣāḍha, milk in Śrāvaṇa, mudga in Bhādrapada (Nabhasya), and śāli rice in Āśvayuja.