Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
अक्षतैर्बदरैर्बिल्वैरिङ्गुदैर्वा तिलैः सह । अक्षयं फलमाप्नोति तस्मिंस्तीर्थे न संशयः
akṣatairbadarairbilvairiṅgudairvā tilaiḥ saha | akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti tasmiṃstīrthe na saṃśayaḥ
Avec des akṣata (grains intacts), des badara (jujubes), des fruits de bilva, des fruits d’iṅguda, ou avec du sésame—on obtient un fruit impérissable en ce tīrtha; sans aucun doute.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)
Type: ghat
Listener: Implied royal listener (continuation of ‘māhīpate’ context)
Scene: A pilgrim at the river-tīrtha offering a small plate of akṣata, bilva fruits, badara, iṅguda, and sesame; the scene emphasizes humble devotion and the promise of akṣaya fruit.
FAQs
Even modest, traditional offerings become inexhaustibly fruitful when performed in a tīrtha praised by the Purāṇas.
The same Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha of Adhyāya 59, renowned for granting akṣaya merit.
Offer akṣata, badara, bilva, iṅguda, or sesame as part of rites at the tīrtha to gain akṣaya results.