Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
विषुवे हैममत्स्येन धेन्वा क्षौमयुगान्वितम् । यो दद्यात्पृथिवी तेन दत्ता भवति चाखिला
viṣuve haimamatsyena dhenvā kṣaumayugānvitam | yo dadyātpṛthivī tena dattā bhavati cākhilā
Quiconque, à l’équinoxe, fait un don avec un poisson d’or, ainsi qu’une vache munie d’une paire d’étoffes de lin, c’est comme s’il avait offert la terre entière.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa near the sea-temple precinct, a donor offers a cow draped with two linen cloths while a small golden fish emblem rests on a ritual tray; priests recite, conch and bells sound, pilgrims watch under equinox light.
FAQs
When charity is performed with sacred timing and pure intent, its spiritual value is portrayed as immeasurable—equal to the greatest conceivable gift.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the implied sacred field where such dānas are extolled within the Skanda Purāṇa’s māhātmya.
At an equinox, donate a golden fish together with a cow and a pair of linen cloths (kṣauma-yuga).