Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
धन्योहं यदिहायातः कपिल त्वं महामुने । नास्त्यदेयं तवास्माभिः पात्रं नास्ति तवाधिकम्
dhanyohaṃ yadihāyātaḥ kapila tvaṃ mahāmune | nāstyadeyaṃ tavāsmābhiḥ pātraṃ nāsti tavādhikam
“اے کپل، اے مہامُنی! تم یہاں آئے، میں دھنیہ ہوا۔ تمہارے لیے ہماری طرف سے کوئی دان ایسا نہیں جو نہ دیا جا سکے؛ تم سے بڑھ کر کوئی پاتر نہیں۔”
Nārada (replying to Kapila, per narrative flow)
Listener: Kapila (addressed)
Scene: Nārada (or the responding host) expresses joy at Kapila’s arrival, hands in añjali, offering readiness to give; Kapila stands serene, detached.
FAQs
Charity becomes perfect when offered to a worthy recipient; honoring great sages is praised as supreme merit.
The sacred gathering at the tīrtha/saṅgama, where meeting a great sage is presented as a blessing.
Dāna orientation: affirming readiness to give and recognizing the sage as an ideal pātra.