Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
स्वर्णदानं च गोदानं भूमिदानं तथैव च । यावज्जीवं भवेद्दत्तं येनेदं धारितं कलौ
svarṇadānaṃ ca godānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ tathaiva ca | yāvajjīvaṃ bhaveddattaṃ yenedaṃ dhāritaṃ kalau
कलियुगात जो हे (माहात्म्य) जतन करून ठेवतो, त्याला जणू आयुष्यभर सुवर्णदान, गोदान आणि भूमिदान केल्याचे फळ मिळते।
Pitṛs (ancestors), as quoted within the Dvārakā-māhātmya context
Tirtha: Dvārakā (via its māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee safeguards a manuscript of the Dvārakā-māhātmya; symbolic visions of gold, cows, and fertile land appear as radiant emblems of the merit gained.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, safeguarding dharma through preserving sacred texts is praised as equal to lifelong performance of great charities.
Dvārakā indirectly, because the preserved text is the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
Dhāraṇa (preserving/keeping) the māhātmya text; its fruit is equated with svarṇa-dāna, go-dāna, and bhūmi-dāna.