Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132
स्वशक्त्या यच्च किंचिच्च तदानंत्याय कल्पते । दानात्परतरं नान्यत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
svaśaktyā yacca kiṃcicca tadānaṃtyāya kalpate | dānātparataraṃ nānyattriṣu lokeṣu vidyate
Was immer einer nach seiner Kraft, sei es auch nur wenig, gibt, wird zur Ursache unendlichen Verdienstes. In den drei Welten gibt es nichts Höheres als das Geben.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble householder offers a small handful of grain/coins with sincerity; the act radiates as ‘endless’ merit against the vast Himalayan backdrop.
FAQs
Even small gifts, when given sincerely within one’s means, yield boundless spiritual fruit.
Kedāra’s māhātmya is reinforced through the ethical code for visitors—humble, capacity-based generosity.
Practice dāna according to your means (svaśakti), without comparing amounts.