Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यो दानं त्रुटिमात्रं च कांचनम् । ददाति द्विजमुख्याय मेरुतुल्यं भवेत्फलम्
asmiṃstīrthe tu yo dānaṃ truṭimātraṃ ca kāṃcanam | dadāti dvijamukhyāya merutulyaṃ bhavetphalam
Di tīrtha ini, siapa pun yang mempersembahkan sedekah walau sebutir kecil emas kepada brāhmaṇa yang utama, pahalanya menjadi sebesar Gunung Meru.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama (addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers a tiny piece of gold into the hands of an eminent brāhmaṇa; behind them rises a symbolic Mount Meru, indicating the vast reward.
FAQs
In a powerful tīrtha, even small acts of generosity become spiritually immense when offered with right intention and to worthy recipients.
The tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Sarasvatī-associated context) praised in Adhyāya 270.
Dāna—giving even a tiny amount of gold to a worthy brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha.