Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
श्रद्धया परया दत्त्वा मुदं लेभे नराधिपः । त्रयीविद्यास्तु ते ज्ञेयाः स्थापिता ये त्रिमूर्तिभिः
śraddhayā parayā dattvā mudaṃ lebhe narādhipaḥ | trayīvidyāstu te jñeyāḥ sthāpitā ye trimūrtibhiḥ
Sau khi bố thí với śraddhā tối thượng, bậc quân vương đạt được niềm hoan hỷ lớn. Hãy biết rằng những bậc thông tri Tam Veda ấy đã được chính Trimūrti thiết lập.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Sukhavāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king completes the donation with folded hands and radiant joy; behind the dvijas, a subtle theophany suggests the Trimūrti’s blessing—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva as luminous presences affirming the trivedins.
FAQs
Charity offered with deep śraddhā yields inner joy and aligns one’s actions with divine order.
Dharmāraṇya remains the sacred backdrop, where the Vedic community is portrayed as divinely sanctioned.
Dāna (charitable giving) is emphasized, specifically the importance of offering with ‘parā śraddhā’ (supreme faith).