Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 98
सावित्रीं या समुद्दिश्य फलदानं करोति सा । फलसंख्याप्रमाणानि युगानि दिवि मोदते
sāvitrīṃ yā samuddiśya phaladānaṃ karoti sā | phalasaṃkhyāpramāṇāni yugāni divi modate
Celle qui, en l’offrant à Sāvitrī, fait don de fruits, se réjouit au ciel durant des yuga en nombre égal aux fruits donnés.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers a basket of fruits with folded hands, mentally dedicating to Sāvitrī; above, celestial gardens and apsarases symbolize yuga-long heavenly enjoyment counted by the fruits.
FAQs
Even simple charity, when offered with devotional dedication (saṅkalpa) to the devī, becomes spiritually amplified and yields enduring merit.
The teaching belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, in the Sāvitrī/Chamatkārapura narrative frame.
Phala-dāna: donating fruits with the intention ‘for Sāvitrī’ (samuddiśya).