Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110
तत्राल्पमपि यच्छेद्यत्कल्पांतेप्यक्षयं हि तत् । एतेभ्योपि हि तीर्थेभ्यो लिंगकोटित्रयादपि
tatrālpamapi yacchedyatkalpāṃtepyakṣayaṃ hi tat | etebhyopi hi tīrthebhyo liṃgakoṭitrayādapi
Dort wird selbst das Wenige, das einer darbringt, wahrhaft unerschöpflich — selbst am Ende eines Kalpa. Ja, das Verdienst jenes Ortes überragt sogar diese Tīrthas und selbst drei Koṭi an Liṅgas.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Listener: Pilgrimage audience within purāṇic frame
Scene: A small act of charity—handing a morsel or coin—radiates into an endless stream of light symbolizing akṣaya merit reaching beyond kalpānta; behind, countless liṅgas appear as a fading comparison.
FAQs
In sacred geography, intention and place amplify dharma: even small charity offered in Kāśī is proclaimed imperishable.
The verse sums up the superiority of the described Kāśī tīrthas (and the sacred locale under discussion) over many other holy acts and sites.
Dāna (charitable giving), emphasizing that even minimal gifts made there become akṣaya (inexhaustible) merit.