Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
मृतः स तु न सन्देहो रुद्रस्यानुचरो भवेत् । शुक्लतीर्थे तु यः कन्यां शक्त्या दद्यादलंकृताम्
mṛtaḥ sa tu na sandeho rudrasyānucaro bhavet | śuklatīrthe tu yaḥ kanyāṃ śaktyā dadyādalaṃkṛtām
അവൻ മരിച്ച ശേഷം നിസ്സംശയം രുദ്രന്റെ അനുചരനാകുന്നു. കൂടാതെ ശുക്ലതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് അലങ്കരിച്ച കന്യയെ ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ—
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing a king (nṛpa) within the Revā-khaṇḍa frame
Tirtha: Śukla Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: At Śukla Tīrtha’s bright ghāṭa, a donor family offers gifts for a maiden’s auspicious future; Rudra’s gaṇas appear as a celestial promise, indicating post-mortem ānucarya.
FAQs
Charity performed at a praised tīrtha, even according to one’s limited means, yields exalted Śaiva merit and divine proximity.
Śukla Tīrtha, a revered pilgrimage spot described in the Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred region).
Dāna (charitable giving) at Śukla Tīrtha—specifically the giving of an adorned maiden/daughter-related meritorious gift, performed according to one’s capacity.