Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 93
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो दद्यात्पादुके वस्त्रमेव च । दानस्यास्य प्रभावेन लभते स्वर्गमीप्सितम्
tasmiṃstīrthe tu yo dadyātpāduke vastrameva ca | dānasyāsya prabhāvena labhate svargamīpsitam
সেই তীর্থে যে পাদুকা ও বস্ত্র দান করে, সেই দানের প্রভাবে সে ইচ্ছিত স্বর্গ লাভ করে।
Unspecified (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator addressing a royal listener, within Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim-filled ghat where a donor offers sandals and folded cloth to a weary traveler/ascetic; the recipient’s relief is visible; above, a calm svarga vista indicates the ‘desired heaven’.
FAQs
Even simple, compassionate gifts offered at a tīrtha become spiritually magnified and lead to exalted merit.
A particular Revā/Narmadā tīrtha being praised in Revā Khaṇḍa (the verse refers to “that tīrtha” from the immediate narrative context).
Dāna: giving pādukā (footwear) and vastra (clothing) at the tīrtha.
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