Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 148
दानं ददौ तानुद्दिश्य किंचिच्छक्त्यनुरूपतः । तेन वाहकृताद्दोषान्मुक्तो भवति मानवः
dānaṃ dadau tānuddiśya kiṃcicchaktyanurūpataḥ | tena vāhakṛtāddoṣānmukto bhavati mānavaḥ
അവരെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച് അവൻ തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് അല്പം ദാനം നൽകി. അതിനാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ വാഹന-പ്രയോഗത്തിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായ ദോഷങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced; dharma instruction tied to tīrtha travel)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: After bathing, the pilgrim/king distributes gifts—coins, cloth, food, fodder—explicitly for the welfare of the animals/mounts; recipients include mahouts, grooms, and the needy on the riverbank.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is safeguarded by ethical restitution—charity offered for beings affected by one’s journey removes accrued faults.
Revā/Narmadā tīrtha culture in the Revā Khaṇḍa, where travel to sacred banks is common and regulated by dharma.
Dāna (charity) dedicated to those involved/impacted (e.g., mounts, attendants), performed according to one’s means.