Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
दाता स गच्छते तत्र यत्र भोगाः सनातनाः । गुहामध्ये प्रविष्टस्तु लोटयेच्चैव शक्तितः
dātā sa gacchate tatra yatra bhogāḥ sanātanāḥ | guhāmadhye praviṣṭastu loṭayeccaiva śaktitaḥ
ആ ദാതാവ് ശാശ്വത ഭോഗങ്ങളുള്ള ലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. പിന്നെ ഗുഹയുടെ ഉള്ളിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് അവിടെ ഉരുളണം.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda (implied by immediate context)
Type: cave
Scene: A devotee-donor, having given charity, approaches a dark, sanctified cave mouth with a lamp; inside, they roll/prostrate on the cave floor, while a subtle divine radiance suggests ‘sanātana bhogāḥ’ as a promised fruit.
FAQs
Meritorious giving leads to exalted posthumous reward, and bodily acts of devotion at a sacred site further intensify merit.
The verse points to a cave-associated sacred spot within the Reva Khaṇḍa context, tied to the Śūlabheda locality.
A physical act of devotion—entering the guhā and rolling (loṭana) according to one’s capacity—alongside the praise of dāna.