Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
गोशतस्य प्रयागे तु सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यः पर्णादित्यस्य दर्शनात्
gośatasya prayāge tu samyagdattasya yatphalam | tatphalaṃ labhate martyaḥ parṇādityasya darśanāt
প্ৰয়াগত শত গাই যথাবিধি দান কৰিলে যি ফল হয়, সেই একে ফল মর্ত্যই কেৱল পৰ্ণাদিত্যৰ দৰ্শনে লাভ কৰে।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice stating comparative merit)
Tirtha: Parṇāditya (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands before Parṇāditya; above, a symbolic tableau shows a hundred cows being gifted at Prayāga—two scenes linked by a radiant thread of merit, implying equivalence.
FAQs
A powerful tīrtha-darśana can equal great acts of charity, showing the concentrated sanctity of sacred places.
Parṇāditya at Prabhāsakṣetra; Prayāga is referenced as a benchmark for merit.
No direct prescription; it teaches the merit equivalence of Parṇāditya darśana with go-śata-dāna at Prayāga.