Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 190
सूर्यग्रहे कुरुक्षेत्रे नर्मदायां शशिग्रहे । तुलादानस्य यत्पुण्यं तदत्र दीपदानतः
sūryagrahe kurukṣetre narmadāyāṃ śaśigrahe | tulādānasya yatpuṇyaṃ tadatra dīpadānataḥ
日食の時にクルクシェートラで大いなる「トゥラー・ダーナ」を行う功徳、また月食の時にナルマダーで行う功徳—ここでは、その同じ功徳が、ただ灯明を施すことによって生ずる。
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style—Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (contextual ‘atra’)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night falls over the ghāṭa; rows of small lamps float on the river, forming a luminous path; priests chant while pilgrims place lamps with careful hands; distant temple spires silhouette against the glow.
FAQs
Even a small act of dharma—offering a lamp with devotion—can equal the merit of renowned, difficult pilgrim-rites.
The verse compares famous merit-sites (Kurukṣetra, Narmadā) to the ‘here’ of Ayodhyāmāhātmya’s praised sacred setting, where dīpadāna is especially potent.
Dīpadāna (donation/lighting of a lamp), presented as equal in fruit to tulā-dāna performed at eclipse-times in major tīrthas.