Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78
एते चान्ये च बहवः स्थाणोर्दानेन भक्तितः । रुद्रलोकं गता नित्यं शान्तात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sthāṇordānena bhaktitaḥ | rudralokaṃ gatā nityaṃ śāntātmāno jitendriyāḥ
هؤلاء، وغيرُهم كثيرون، بصدقةٍ مُخلِصة قُدِّمت إلى سْثَانُو (شِيفا)، قد بلغوا عالمَ رودرا، نفوسُهم دائمةُ السكينة وقد قهروا حواسَّهم.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Rudraloka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of serene donors, peaceful and self-controlled, offering gifts to Sthāṇu/Śiva (symbolized by liṅga or ascetic Śiva), then ascending to Rudraloka with Kailāsa-like radiance.
FAQs
Charity becomes a direct path to Śiva when performed with bhakti, inner peace, and self-mastery.
No earthly site is named; the destination praised is Rudraloka (Śiva’s realm).
Sthāṇu-dāna—offering charity in devotion to Śiva, supported by sense-restraint.