Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
शुक्लवित्तेन यो धर्मं प्रकुर्याच्छ्रद्धयान्वितः । तीर्थं पात्रं समासाद्य देवत्वे तत्समश्नुते
śuklavittena yo dharmaṃ prakuryācchraddhayānvitaḥ | tīrthaṃ pātraṃ samāsādya devatve tatsamaśnute
Wer Dharma mit reinem Vermögen, von Glauben erfüllt, vollbringt und es an einem Tīrtha (heiligen Ort) einem würdigen Empfänger darbringt, erlangt als Frucht göttlichen Stand.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene pilgrim at a tīrtha-ghāṭa offers a clean gift (cloth/food/coins) with folded hands to a composed, worthy brāhmaṇa/ascetic; river and shrine in the background; aura of purity and blessing.
FAQs
Faithful dharma performed with pure means, in a holy setting and to a worthy recipient, yields exalted spiritual elevation.
The verse praises the principle of tīrtha generally (any sanctified place), without naming a particular location.
Dāna/dharma should be done with śraddhā, at a tīrtha, and given to a pātra (qualified recipient).