Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
अनुपोष्य त्रिरात्राणि तीर्थान्यनभिगम्य च । अदत्त्वा कांचनं गाश्च दरिद्रोनाम जायते
anupoṣya trirātrāṇi tīrthānyanabhigamya ca | adattvā kāṃcanaṃ gāśca daridronāma jāyate
જે ત્રણ રાત્રિ ઉપવાસ ન કરે, તીર્થોના દર્શન ન કરે, અને સોનું તથા ગાયોનું દાન ન આપે, તે પુણ્યવિહોણો બની ‘દરિદ્ર’ કહેવાય છે।
Skanda (deduced from didactic prescriptions in the chapter)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrthāni (cluster)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pilgrims observing a three-night vow near a coastal tīrtha: simple meals/fasting, lamp-lit vigil, then offering dāna—gold coins and a cow—before proceeding to multiple tīrthas.
FAQs
Merit is safeguarded by discipline: fasting, pilgrimage, and charity together prevent inner poverty and cultivate auspicious prosperity.
The instruction is given within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, implying the tīrthas of Prabhāsa and the orbit of Someśvara.
Observe a trirātra (three-night) fast, visit tīrthas, and perform dāna—especially gold and cows.