Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131
स्वर्गपातालमर्त्येषु यानि तीर्थानि सन्ति वै । तेषु दानेषु यत्पुण्यं तत्फलं प्राप्यते नरैः
svargapātālamartyeṣu yāni tīrthāni santi vai | teṣu dāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ tatphalaṃ prāpyate naraiḥ
Segala tīrtha yang ada di surga, di pātāla, dan di alam manusia—buah kebajikan dari sedekah di sana, buah yang sama diperoleh manusia di sini.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Assembly/pilgrims (implied)
Scene: A cosmic map-like tableau: heaven, netherworld, and earth each with distinct tīrthas, all connected by luminous threads converging into Koṭitīrtha where a pilgrim gives dāna; the convergence symbolizes equalized fruits.
FAQs
Sincere charity performed at a praised tīrtha yields extraordinary merit—equal to giving at countless famed holy places.
The surrounding passage is praising Koṭitīrtha (as confirmed explicitly in the next verses).
Dāna—acts of charitable giving at a tīrtha—are emphasized as a direct means to gain puṇya.