Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो दद्यात्त्रुटिमात्रं तु कांचनम् । श्रद्धया द्विजमुख्याय मेरुतुल्यं फलं लभेत्
asmiṃstīrthe tu yo dadyāttruṭimātraṃ tu kāṃcanam | śraddhayā dvijamukhyāya merutulyaṃ phalaṃ labhet
En ce tīrtha, quiconque donne—ne fût-ce qu’un infime grain d’or—avec foi à un brāhmane éminent, obtient un fruit égal au mont Meru.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (within Prabhāsakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the tīrtha, a pilgrim offers a tiny piece of gold with folded hands to a venerable brāhmaṇa; behind them, sacred waters and the kṣetra’s sanctified horizon suggest immeasurable reward (Meru-like vastness).
FAQs
In a sacred place, the inner quality of śraddhā makes even small charity spiritually immense.
The same “this tīrtha” contextually refers to Prācīna Tīrtha within Prabhāsa.
Dāna: offering even a tiny amount of gold to a worthy brāhmaṇa with faith.