Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
विधिना च प्रदद्याद्यो विधिना यस्तु गृह्णते । तावुभौ पुण्यकर्माणौ प्रेक्षकः पुण्यभाजनम्
vidhinā ca pradadyādyo vidhinā yastu gṛhṇate | tāvubhau puṇyakarmāṇau prekṣakaḥ puṇyabhājanam
جو شخص شاستری ودھی کے مطابق دان دے اور جو ودھی کے مطابق قبول کرے—دونوں پُنّیہ کرم کرنے والے ہیں؛ حتیٰ کہ دیکھنے والا بھی ثواب کا برتن بن جاتا ہے۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formal dāna ceremony: giver offers with ritual gestures; receiver accepts with prescribed mantras; a small group of onlookers stands respectfully, gaining merit.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened when giving and receiving are done with correct intention and proper ritual order; righteousness radiates merit even to witnesses.
The broader setting is Revā-tīrtha tradition (Narmadā region) where acts done ‘by vidhi’ are celebrated as especially fruitful.
Dāna performed and accepted ‘vidhinā’—in accordance with prescribed rules and decorum.