Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 159
तत्सर्वं गुरवे देयमात्मनः श्रेय इच्छता । इदं तु धनिभिर्देयमन्यैर्देयं यथोच्यते
tatsarvaṃ gurave deyamātmanaḥ śreya icchatā | idaṃ tu dhanibhirdeyamanyairdeyaṃ yathocyate
جو اپنے اعلیٰ ترین بھلائی کا خواہاں ہو اسے وہ سب کچھ گرو کو نذر کرنا چاہیے۔ مگر یہ عطیہ مالداروں کے لیے ہے؛ دوسرے لوگ اپنی استطاعت اور شاستر کے حکم کے مطابق دان کریں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Two parallel vignettes: a wealthy patron offering abundant dakṣiṇā to a guru; beside it, a modest pilgrim offering simple gifts and sincere service—both accepted with equal grace.
FAQs
Generosity must be sincere and proportionate to one’s capacity; dharma values both devotion and responsible giving.
No specific site is named; the teaching functions as universal dharma within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative.
Give to the guru; the wealthy should give more, while others should give as appropriate per injunction.