Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
तीर्थस्नानैर्न सा शुद्धिर्बहुदानैर्न तत्फलम् । तपोभिरुग्रैस्तन्नाप्यमुपकृत्याय दाप्यते
tīrthasnānairna sā śuddhirbahudānairna tatphalam | tapobhirugraistannāpyamupakṛtyāya dāpyate
তীৰ্থস্নান মাত্ৰে সেই শুদ্ধি লাভ নহয়, ন বহুদানে সেই ফল সিদ্ধ হয়; উগ্ৰ তপস্যায়ো সেই বস্তু ক্ৰয় কৰিব নোৱাৰে, যি পৰোপকাৰৰ দ্বাৰা লাভ হয়।
Pārāśarya (contextual continuation)
FAQs
Inner purity and higher merit are most powerfully secured through selfless beneficence, beyond ritual acts performed in isolation.
Tīrtha-bathing is referenced generically; the emphasis is that even tīrtha practices find their fullness when joined with compassion.
Snāna (sacred bathing), dāna (charity), and tapas (austerity) are mentioned, but the verse elevates upakṛti (helping others) as the decisive practice.