Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
शमीपत्रप्रमाणं तु पिंडं दद्याच्च यो नरः । धर्मवाप्यां महापुण्यां गर्भवासं न चाप्नुयात्
śamīpatrapramāṇaṃ tu piṃḍaṃ dadyācca yo naraḥ | dharmavāpyāṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ garbhavāsaṃ na cāpnuyāt
Siapa pun yang mempersembahkan piṇḍa di Dharmavāpī yang amat berpahala—meski hanya sebesar daun śamī—tidak lagi mengalami ‘tinggal dalam rahim’, yakni kelahiran berulang.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee offers a tiny piṇḍa (symbolically the size of a śamī leaf) at the edge of a stone-lined well; above, a subtle wheel of rebirth breaks, and pitṛs appear appeased, blessing the offerer.
FAQs
At a potent tīrtha, even a small but sincere ancestral offering can yield liberation-oriented results.
Dharmavāpī, described as mahāpuṇyā (supremely meritorious).
Offering a piṇḍa (piṇḍa-dāna) for ancestors at Dharmavāpī, even in a minimal measure.