Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
उपानहप्रदा यानैर्वितृषाः पूर्तधर्मिणः । विमानैर्यानदा यांति तथा शय्यासनप्रदाः
upānahapradā yānairvitṛṣāḥ pūrtadharmiṇaḥ | vimānairyānadā yāṃti tathā śayyāsanapradāḥ
जो जूते-चप्पल दान करते हैं, वे पूर्त-धर्म के साधक होकर वाहनों से जाते हैं और प्यास से रहित रहते हैं। जो वाहन दान करते हैं वे विमान-रथों से जाते हैं; तथा शय्या और आसन दान करने वाले भी उत्तम गति पाते हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A dharmic donor places sandals at a pilgrim’s feet; nearby a rest-house offers beds and seats; in the background a luminous vimāna awaits the vehicle-donor, suggesting post-mortem reward.
FAQs
Charity that eases others’ travel and comfort becomes one’s own ease and elevated passage beyond death.
None; the emphasis is on pūrta-dharma (public-benefit charity) rather than a pilgrimage place.
Dāna of footwear, vehicles, beds, and seats is praised as a meritorious practice.