Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
स याति शाङ्करे लोक इति मे सत्यभाषितम् । हयं यो यच्छते तत्र सम्पूर्णं तरुणं सितम्
sa yāti śāṅkare loka iti me satyabhāṣitam | hayaṃ yo yacchate tatra sampūrṇaṃ taruṇaṃ sitam
അവൻ ശാങ്കരലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—ഇത് എന്റെ സത്യവചനമാണ്. അവിടെ സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായ, യുവാവായ, ശ്വേത അശ്വം ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും അതേ ഉത്തമഫലം നേടുന്നു.
Skanda (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual ‘tatra’)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pristine white young horse stands beside a brāhmaṇa; the donor offers it with ritual water and gifts, while a subtle vision of Śiva’s realm appears above—mountainous Kailāsa-like radiance.
FAQs
Sacred-site charity, done with faith, is portrayed as a direct cause for attaining Śiva’s realm.
Someshvara, the ‘there’ referenced in the ongoing Revā Khaṇḍa passage.
Dāna leading to Śiva-loka, including the specific gift of a complete, young, white horse (haya-dāna).