Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144
महोपकारेण विमुक्तपापः स याति यत्रास्ति स गौतमो मुनिः
mahopakāreṇa vimuktapāpaḥ sa yāti yatrāsti sa gautamo muniḥ
या महान उपकाराने पापमुक्त होऊन तो तेथे जातो, जिथे मुनि गौतम विराजमान आहेत।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gautama-kṣetra / Gautama-āśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (addressed in surrounding verses)
Scene: A penitent pilgrim, cleansed of sin through a great act of benefaction, walks toward a serene forest hermitage where Gautama Ṛṣi resides; the atmosphere is quiet, ascetic, and luminous.
FAQs
Sincere participation in the sacred act brings purification and leads one toward the company/realm of holy sages.
Implicitly, the Gautama-liṅga and associated tīrtha context (Ahalyā-saras) of the chapter.
This verse states the result; the prescription is given in the preceding verse (snāna and liṅga worship).