Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
सर्वं गंगासमं तोयं सर्वे ब्रह्मसमा द्विजाः । सर्वं देयं स्वर्णसमं राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे
sarvaṃ gaṃgāsamaṃ toyaṃ sarve brahmasamā dvijāḥ | sarvaṃ deyaṃ svarṇasamaṃ rāhugraste divākare
दिवाकर सूर्य राहूने ग्रासला असता सर्व पाणी गंगेसमान, सर्व द्विज ब्रह्मासमान, आणि प्रत्येक दान सुवर्णदानासमान होते।
Skanda
Tirtha: Grahaṇa-kāla (eclipse-time) as a ‘moving tīrtha’ principle
Type: sangam
Scene: A cosmic tableau: Rāhu’s shadow over the Sun; below, diverse landscapes—pond, well, river—each shimmering like Gaṅgā; brāhmaṇas radiate Brahmā-like aura; donors offer simple gifts that glow like gold.
FAQs
Eclipse-time is portrayed as a spiritually intensified window where ordinary offerings and supports become extraordinarily meritorious.
Gaṅgā is invoked as the benchmark of sanctity; the teaching applies broadly during an eclipse, within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.
To give dāna during an eclipse, honoring water (for snāna/ritual use) and brāhmaṇas as especially sanctified at that time.