Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्र तीर्थे तु यद्दानं ब्रह्मोद्दिश्य प्रयच्छति । तदक्षयफलं सर्वमित्येवं शङ्करोऽब्रवीत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ brahmoddiśya prayacchati | tadakṣayaphalaṃ sarvamityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt
त्या तीर्थात ब्रह्मा/ब्रह्म उद्देशून जे दान दिले जाते, त्याचे फळ सर्वथा अक्षय होते—असे शंकरांनी सांगितले।
Śiva (explicit: 'śaṅkaro'bravīt')
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim audience within the Revā-khaṇḍa discourse
Scene: A pilgrim at the riverbank offers a cow or gold/food to a worthy recipient, hands extended in dāna-mudrā; above, a subtle vision of Brahmā (four-faced) or a formless radiance signifies ‘Brahman-uddishya’; Śiva as Śaṅkara stands as witness.
FAQs
Charity offered at a sanctified place with sacred intention yields imperishable merit.
Brahmatīrtha, the tīrtha under praise in Adhyāya 129 of Revā-khaṇḍa.
Perform dāna at the tīrtha, dedicating it to Brahmā/Brahman (brahmoddiśya).