Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
उपजीवन्निमान्यश्च पुण्यं कोऽपि चरेन्नरः । षष्ठमंशं स लभते यावद्यो विसृजेद्द्विजः
upajīvannimānyaśca puṇyaṃ ko'pi carennaraḥ | ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ sa labhate yāvadyo visṛjeddvijaḥ
جو شخص ان عطیوں پر سہارا لے کر گزران کرتا ہے وہ بھی کچھ ثواب پا لیتا ہے؛ وہ چھٹا حصہ پاتا ہے، جب تک کہ دینے والا—اے دْوِج—اس عطیے کو واپس نہ لے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Listener: dvija/brāhmaṇa
Scene: A caretaker draws water from an endowed well and distributes it to travelers; a scribe reads a grant; the donor’s name is inscribed; the merit is shown as a subtle ‘stream’ linking donor, beneficiaries, and ancestors.
FAQs
Public endowments generate ongoing merit; even beneficiaries partake in a portion of merit through rightful use.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching applies broadly to charitable infrastructure connected with dharma and pilgrimage.
Maintain and honor grants/endowments properly; rightful use and non-revocation are implied ethical conditions for accruing merit.