Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेन्नृप । स्वल्पेनापि हि दानेन तस्य चान्तो न विद्यते
tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā brāhmaṇānpūjayennṛpa | svalpenāpi hi dānena tasya cānto na vidyate
ಹೇ ನೃಪನೇ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವವನು, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ದಾನದಿಂದಲೂ ಅನಂತ ಪುಣ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Vimaleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A devotee emerges from ritual bath near Vimaleśvara, then respectfully offers pādya/ārghya and gifts to brāhmaṇas; the shrine and riverbank frame the act of humble charity.
FAQs
Devotion plus respectful giving at a tīrtha multiplies merit beyond measure.
The same tīrtha context—Vimaleśvara/Devaśilā region in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and honor brāhmaṇas with dāna, even if modest.