Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
यदत्र दीयते दानं हूयते यच्च पावके । सर्वं तदक्षयं विद्याज्जपानशनसाधनात्
yadatra dīyate dānaṃ hūyate yacca pāvake | sarvaṃ tadakṣayaṃ vidyājjapānaśanasādhanāt
এখানে যে দান দেওয়া হয় এবং যে কিছু পবিত্র অগ্নিতে আহুতি দেওয়া হয়—জপ ও উপবাসাদি ধর্মাচরণের শক্তিতে তা সবই অক্ষয় বলে জেনো।
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha (addressed in nearby verse; discourse context suggests instruction to Arjuna)
Scene: Pilgrims at a forest-lake tīrtha: a small homa-kuṇḍa with steady flames, a donor placing gifts before a priest, and a devotee seated in japa with rudrākṣa; the atmosphere suggests ‘akṣaya’ merit being sanctified by mantra and restraint.
FAQs
At a powerful tīrtha, dharmic acts like charity and fire-offerings become akṣaya when supported by disciplined practice.
Nāradīya-saras, where dāna and homa are said to yield imperishable merit.
Dāna (charity), homa (offerings into fire), along with japa and anaśana (fasting/abstinence).