Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
हंसतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दानं दत्त्वा च काञ्चनम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति
haṃsatīrthe naraḥ snātvā dānaṃ dattvā ca kāñcanam | sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati
হংসতীর্থে স্নান করে এবং স্বর্ণ দান করে মানুষ সর্বপাপমুক্ত হয়ে ব্রহ্মলোকে গমন করে।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Haṃsatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Dharādhiśa (king)
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at a river ghat of Haṃsatīrtha, then offers gold in charity to a brāhmaṇa; above, a luminous path to Brahmaloka is hinted, with Brahmā’s realm depicted as radiant and serene.
FAQs
Purification is paired with generosity: snāna plus dāna at a tīrtha yields freedom from sin and exalted posthumous realms.
Haṃsatīrtha.
Snāna at Haṃsatīrtha and dāna, specifically gifting kāñcana (gold).