Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
तिलान्भूमिं सुवर्णं च धान्यं तंदुलमेव च । अदत्त्वेच्छंति ते स्वर्गं स्नातुं सेतौ तु ते द्विजाः
tilānbhūmiṃ suvarṇaṃ ca dhānyaṃ taṃdulameva ca | adattvecchaṃti te svargaṃ snātuṃ setau tu te dvijāḥ
Diejenigen, die den Himmel begehren, ohne Sesam, Land, Gold, Korn oder Reis gegeben zu haben—jene Zweimalgeborenen kommen, um in Setu zu baden.
Skanda (deduced from Setu Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Setu
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijās (addressed)
Scene: Pilgrims carrying small offerings—sesame, grain, a coin pouch—approach the seashore; a narrator-ṛṣi gestures toward both the water and a line of recipients (brāhmaṇas/poor), visually linking snāna and dāna.
FAQs
The verse contrasts neglected charity with the aspiration for heaven, redirecting seekers toward the purifying, merit-bestowing pilgrimage to Setu.
Setu Tīrtha/Setu Kṣetra, where bathing is sought for spiritual merit.
Setu-snāna (bathing at Setu); dāna items (sesame, land, gold, grain, rice) are referenced as classical charities.
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