Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
दानानि च विशिष्टानि ददुरिष्टानि चापरे । दीनेभ्यः कृपणेभ्यश्च तपस्विभ्यो विशेषतः
dānāni ca viśiṣṭāni daduriṣṭāni cāpare | dīnebhyaḥ kṛpaṇebhyaśca tapasvibhyo viśeṣataḥ
انہوں نے عمدہ اور ممتاز دان دیے؛ اور بعض نے ایسے تحفے پیش کیے جو لینے والوں کو محبوب تھے—خصوصاً غریبوں، ناداروں اور سب سے بڑھ کر تپسویوں کو۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims distribute food, cloth, and coins to the poor and destitute near a ghat/temple courtyard; ascetics receive respectful offerings—water, alms, and cloth—while donors bow with humility.
FAQs
Tīrtha-merit ripens through compassion—charity offered to the needy and to ascetics becomes a direct act of dharma.
The pilgrimage-kṣetra of Adhyāya 72; the verse focuses on tīrtha-associated charity rather than naming the site.
Dāna (charity), prioritizing dīnas, kṛpaṇas, and particularly tapasvins while residing in the sacred region.