Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
अपि नः स कुले कश्चिद्भविष्यति नरोत्तमः । यो यतीनो कलौ प्राप्ते पितॄनुद्दिश्य दास्यति
api naḥ sa kule kaścidbhaviṣyati narottamaḥ | yo yatīno kalau prāpte pitṝnuddiśya dāsyati
Trong dòng tộc chúng ta, liệu sẽ có một bậc nam tử tối thượng nào—khi thời Kali đã đến—sẽ bố thí cho các vị yatī (ẩn tu), với tâm ý hướng về lợi ích cho các pitṛ (tổ tiên) chăng?
Pitṛs (ancestors), as implied by first-person plural ‘naḥ’ and pitṛ-focused context
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A family elder speaks with longing about future descendants who will uphold dharma in Kali-yuga by giving to ascetics for the sake of ancestors; background shows Dvārakā’s temple spires and pilgrims.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, dedicating charity to holy renunciants can become a powerful means to please and uplift one’s ancestors.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting of this chapter within the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Dāna (charitable giving) to yatīs, performed with a pitṛ-dedication (pitṝn uddiśya).